Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The SAC Carbon Management Centre supports research, learning and consultancy activities that contribute to a reduction of carbon emissions from agriculture and food production. Activities within the centre are designed to provide innovative new solutions and advice on improving efficiency and reducing emissions from farming systems and contributes to delivering Scotland’s Net Zero emissions targets.
Work within the Centre builds upon a well established record of activities undertaken by SRUC that promote Low Carbon Farming. These include:
- Innovative and internationally-important research in crop and livestock systems
- Provision of advice to government and policy makers on options for lowering greenhouse gas emissions from farming systems
- Development of a carbon calculator (AgreCalc), tailored for use in Scottish environments and backed by a comprehensive package of advisory activity
- College courses at a range of levels that explain the links between farming and climate change, and prepare students to face important future challenges
- Engagement with the farming community in the development of a network of climate change focus farms that form an important part of SAC’s Farming for a Better Climate initiative
Research undertaken by SRUC staff has shown that farming can make an important contribution to reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, whilst at the same time maintaining quality and productivity within the sector. This will only be achieved by continuous change and modernisation that will lead ultimately to improved efficiency and improving environmental quality.
Keywords
- General Environmental Science
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Soil Science
- Global and Planetary Change
Keywords
- climate change
- greenhouse gas emissions
- greenhouse gas mitigation
- nitrous oxide
- methane
- carbon dioxide
- carbon sequestration
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Profiles
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RESAS 22-27: SRUC-d1-1 Air Quality: Livestock Farming And Ammonia.
Miller, G. (PI), Bowen, J. (CoI), Rees, B. (CoI), Newbold, J. (CoI), Duthie, C.-A. (CoI), Bell, J. (CoI), Nicoll, L. (CoI), Duthie, C.-A. (CoI), Broadbent, C. (CoI) & Newbold, J. (CoI)
Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services
1/04/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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CR/2021/03: Reducing emissions from agriculture – the role of new technologies
Barnes, A. (PI), Eory, V. (CoI), Rees, B. (CoI), Newbold, J. (CoI), Duthie, C.-A. (CoI), Bowen, J. (CoI), Miller, G. (CoI) & Farquhar, J. (CoI)
13/09/21 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
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CxC GHG emissions reduction targets in Scottish agriculture
Eory, V. (PI), Rees, B. (CoPI), Barnes, A. (CoPI) & Topp, K. (CoPI)
3/08/21 → 26/11/21
Project: Research
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Conservation agriculture buffers persistent carbon loss under warming by microbial adaptation
Ling, J., Wanek, W., Mason-Jones, K., Dungait, J. A. J., Domeignoz-Horta, L. A., Hou, R., Kuzyakov, Y., Zhang, F. & Tian, J., 30 Aug 2026, (First published) In: ISME Journal. 20, 1, wrag224.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Greenhouse gas sources and sinks
Hargreaves, P. R. & Jones, S., 27 Apr 2026, (First published) Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene. Elsevier, Vol. 1-6. p. Vol6:224-Vol6:235Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Soil organic carbon thresholds control fertilizer effects on carbon accrual in croplands worldwide
Ling, J., Dungait, J. A. J., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Cui, Z., Zhou, R., Zhang, W., Gao, Q., Chen, Y., Yue, S., Kuzyakov, Y., Zhang, F., Chen, X. & Tian, J., Dec 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 3009.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile164 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)5 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Platform - InveN2Ory. Defra project number AC0116
Topp, K. (Contributor) & Rees, B. (Contributor), Freshwater Biological Association, 5 Apr 2017
http://www.environmentdata.org/archive/ghgno:676
Dataset
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ATEC manuscript 3 - supporting data: "Combining Process Modelling and LAI Observations to Diagnose Winter Wheat Nitrogen Status and Forecast Yield"
Revill, A. (Creator), Florence, A. (Data Collector), Hoad, S. (Contributor), Rees, B. (Contributor), Rees, B. (Creator) & Williams, M. (Contributor), MDPI Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 26 Feb 2021
Dataset
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Greenhouse gas and water chemistry data measured across the Tay estuary, Scotland, from 2009-2011
Pickard, A. E. (Creator), Skiba, U. M. (Creator), Carvalho, L. (Creator), Brown, A. M. (Creator), Heal, K. V. (Creator), Rees, R. M. (Creator), Harley, J. F. (Creator) & Pickard, A. (Contributor), Natural Environment Research Council, 2021
DOI: 10.5285/ec78b74e-631d-4bef-8c28-618b4dc0fffd, https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/ec78b74e-631d-4bef-8c28-618b4dc0fffd
Dataset
Prizes
Activities
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AAB Agricultural greenhouse gases and NH3 mitigation: Solutions, challenges, and opportunities
Topp, K. (Chair), Rees, B. (Member of programme committee) & Smith, K. E. (Member of programme committee)
22 Mar 2022 → 24 Mar 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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External examiner for PhD viva
Cloy, J. (Examiner)
12 Feb 2021Activity: Qualification development/external examination types › External examiner (viva)
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The carbon costs of peat extraction in the Scotch Whisky industry and measures to mitigate and offset these emissions
Cloy, J. (Consultant)
3 Jul 2020 → 17 Dec 2020Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy
Press/Media
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COP26 round table discussion (podcast)
Newbold, J., Rees, B., Reed, M., McCracken, D., Lindsay, P., Fischer-Moller, M. & Thomson, S.
23/09/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Reduce greenhouse gases with ‘magic beans’
Eory, V., Rees, B., Leinonen, I., Maire, J., MacLeod, M., Sykes, A. & Wall, E.
24/02/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Impacts
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Refined greenhouse gas reporting informs policy and mitigation measures to reduce emissions from agriculture
Rees, R. (Participant), Eory, V. (Participant), Topp, C. (Participant), Bell, M. (Participant), Jones, S. (Participant), Ball, B. (Participant), Cloy, J. (Participant) & Moran, D. (Participant)
Impact: Environmental
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