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Research interests
Dr Michael MacLeod is a senior researcher at SRUC. His main research interests are in using life-cycle analysis to quantify GHG emissions arising from food supply chains and the identification of cost-effective ways of reducing emissions. From 2010 to 2012 he led the Life-Cycle Analysis Team in FAO’s Livestock Policy Branch. He has been involved in agri-food policy research for 18 years, and has undertaken 30+ projects during this period, around half of them as principal investigator. Clients include: Scottish Government, DEFRA, The UK Committee on Climate Change, European Commission, the OECD, the International Livestock Research Institute and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. He uses a combination of agri-environmental modelling and economic analysis. Key skills include:
- Life-cycle analysis
- GHG accounting
- Cost-effectiveness analysis
Projects
2021 World Bank Investment plans for livestock sector in the IGAD region
2020 UN-FAO* Quantifying GHG from Chinese dairy systems
2020 EC-JRC Study of the adoption of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation technologies by EU livestock farmers (JRC/SVQ/2019/MVP/2023)
2020 EC-JRC Outlining a future vision for the EU livestock sector
2019 EC-JRC* Impact of animal breeding on farm economics & GHG emissions
2019 DEFRA Delivery of Clean Growth through Sustainable Intensification
2018 OECD* Carbon sequestration in the land use sectors
2018 OECD* Preparing environmental indicators for the Policy Evaluation Model (PEM)
2017-now UK NERC Soil GHG Removals and Abatement Technologies
2017 UN-FAO* Development of FISH-e, GHG calculator for aquaculture
2017 Scottish Government* Embodied GHG emissions in Scottish Agriculture – Carbon Intensity of Primary Commodities
2016 Scottish Government* Analysis of Slurry Management in Scottish Farming Systems
2016 Scottish Government Nutritional strategies to reduce enteric methane emissions
2016 UN-FAO Quantification of GHG Emissions from Global Aquaculture for 2016 “State of Food and Agriculture”
2016 Scottish Government* Benchmarking the emissions intensity of Scottish agricultural commodities against other countries
2016 Scottish Government Investigation into livestock health and GHG mitigation
2015 Scottish Government Investigation into on-farm technology and GHG mitigation
2015 Scottish Government Policy briefing on the abatement and cost-effectiveness of selected greenhouse gas mitigation actions
2015 UK Committee on Climate Change Review and update the UK agriculture MACC for the 5th carbon budget period and to 2050
2015 OECD* A review of the literature on the cost-effectiveness of greenhouse gas mitigation measures for agriculture
2015 International Livestock Research Institute* Greenhouse gas impacts of cattle disease control interventions in West Africa
2014 UN-FAO Life cycle analysis of GHG emissions for farmed tilapia, Indian major carps and striped catfish
2013-2014 European Commission Mainstreaming Climate Change into EU rural development policy
2013 International Livestock Research Institute* Greenhouse gas impacts of cattle disease control interventions in East Africa
2011 Netherlands Ministry for Agriculture* Extending the Worldwide Life Cycle Assessment to Water, Nutrients and Biodiversity
2010 UK Committee on Climate Change* Review UK MACCs for agriculture and assess abatement potential during the 4th budget period (2023-2027)
2009-2010 Defra* Roadmaps Integrating RTD in Developing Realistic GHG Mitigation Options from Agriculture up to 2030 FFG0812
2006-2011 Scottish Government Estimating the cost of pollution mitigation under the Water Framework Directive
2009 Scottish Government AA211 Special Study report to SEERAD: An Assessment of the Costs of Achieving Greenhouse Gas Abatement in Scottish Agriculture
2008 UK Committee on Climate Change /Defra Developing UK marginal abatement cost curves for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the agriculture and land-use, land use change and forestry sectors RMP4950
2008 Scottish Government Assessing the Potential for Scottish Rural Development Plan Measures to Mitigate Against Climate Change
2008 Scottish Government* Costs and benefits associated with the regulation of Scottish agriculture
2007 SEERAD* Assessing the Regulatory Burden on Scottish Agriculture
2006 Defra* Comparing the costs of complying with regulatory changes
*Principal Investigator
Other work
Acts as referee for a variety of agri-environmental journals (e.g. Animal, Livestock Science, Journal of Cleaner Production, Nature)
UK Champion for the Global Research Alliance Animal Health and GHG Network
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Liverpool John Moores University
1993 → 1997
Award Date: 24 Jul 1998
Master, University of Strathclyde
1992 → 1993
Award Date: 23 Jul 1993
Bachelor, University of Edinburgh
1986 → 1990
Award Date: 27 Jul 1990
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MEASURE: Environmental and economic impacts of improved antibiotics stewardship in poultry systems
Toma, L., Sparks, N., Shrestha, S. & MacLeod, M.
1/08/19 → 1/06/23
Project: Research
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Study of the adoption of GHG mitigation technologies by EU livestock farmers
1/04/20 → 28/02/21
Project: Research
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RESAS Centres of Expertise: CxC
Barnes, A., Hyslop, J., Bell, J., Rees, B., Eory, V., Leinonen, I., Flockhart, J. & MacLeod, M.
1/04/19 → 31/03/20
Project: Research
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RESAS Strategic Research Programme 2016-21 WP2.3 Productive and sustainable land management
Wall, E., Smith, S., Nicoll, L., Parker, J., Robertson, D., Davidson, R., Donbavand, J., Anderson, C., Roehe, R., Harrison, B., Purcell, L., Duthie, C., Gunn, G., Pritchard, T., Jones, S., Bagnall, A., Vosough Ahmadi, B., Archibald, I., Rees, B., Eory, V., Glenk, K., Edwards, T., Buckingham, S., March, M., Broadbent, C., Cloy, J., Hargreaves, P., Wishart, H., Griffiths, B., Fox, N., Sparks, N., Shrestha, S., Banos, G., Henry, M., Watson, C., Dickinson, J., Topp, K., Burnett, F., Kyle, J., Denholm, S., Dewhurst, R., Lawson, D., McCubbin, I., Dwyer, C., Holland, J., McCracken, D., Barratt, A., Havis, N., Stanisz-Migal, M., Miller, G., Bowen, J., Hutchings, M., Creissen, H., D'Eath, R., Baddeley, J., Houdijk, J., Coffey, M., Morgan-Davies, C., Walker, R., Turner, S., Haskell, M., Barnes, A., Athanasiadou, S., Cole, L., Sandilands, V., McLaren, A., MacLeod, M. & Smith, L.
1/04/19 → 31/03/20
Project: Research
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Impact of animal breeding on farm economics and on reduction of GHG emissions
1/02/19 → 30/04/19
Project: Research
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Factors influencing winegrowers’ adoption of soil organic carbon sequestration practices in France
Payen, F. T., Moran, D., Cahurel, J. Y., Aitkenhead, M., Alexander, P. & MacLeod, M., Feb 2022, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 128, p. 45-55 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Liver fluke in beef cattle – Impact on production efficiency and associated greenhouse gas emissions estimated using causal inference methods
Jonsson, N. N., MacLeod, M., Hayward, A., McNeilly, T., Ferguson, K. D. & Skuce, P. J., Mar 2022, In: Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 200, 105579.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Soil carbon sequestration by agriculture
Henderson, B., Lankoski, J., Flynn, E., Sykes, AS., Payen, FP. & MacLeod, M., 24 Jan 2022, (First published) OECD. 40 p. (OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries; no. 174)Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research report
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Identifying key parameters for modelling the impacts of livestock health conditions on greenhouse gas emissions
Kipling, R. P., Bannink, A., Bartley, D. J., Blanco-Penedo, I., Faverdin, P., Graux, A-I., Hutchings, N. J., univers, Q., Macleod, M., Østergaard, S., Robinson, T. P., Vitali, A., Ahmadi, B. V. & Özkan, Ş., Jan 2021, In: Animal. 15, 1, 5 p., 100023.Research output: Contribution to journal › Short communication › peer-review
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Marginal abatement cost curve for Scottish agriculture
Eory, V., Topp, CFE., Rees, RM., Leinonen, I., Maire, JM., MacLeod, M., Sykes, AS. & Wall, E., Jan 2021, ClimateXChange. 56 p.Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Commissioned report
Open AccessFile81 Downloads (Pure)
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Reduce greenhouse gases with ‘magic beans’
Vera Eory, Bob Rees, Ilkka Leinonen, Juliette Maire, Michael MacLeod, Alasdair Sykes & Eileen Wall
24/02/21
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