U of S researchers receive $850K to study greenhouse gas emissions
Posted February 20, 2001
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - February 20, 2001 2001-02-12-AG
U of S researchers receive $850K to study greenhouse gas emissions
SASKATOON, February 20, 2001 - U of S researchers were awarded federal
grants totalling $852K over 3 years for agricultural research projects
examining aspects of climate change related to Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
emissions.
The funding was provided for four U of S led projects as part of a $2.76
million Canada-wide research initiative looking at ways to reduce Canada's
GHG emissions in support of the Kyoto Protocol.
Canada's commitment under the Kyoto agreement is to reduce total GHG
emissions below Canada's 1990 emissions, a significant part of which were
attributed to agricultural emissions such as nitrous oxide.
The GHG-program, called the Climate Change Funding Initiative in Agriculture
(CCFIA), is a four-year, $4 million project funded by Agriculture and
Agri-Food Canada through its Canadian Adaptation and Rural Development
(CARD) II program.
U of S researchers are the principle investigators in 4 of 15 research
projects under CCFIA. A total of eight Canadian research institutions
received CCFIA funding.
Bryan Harvey, U of S Coordinator of Agricultural Research, says, "CCFIA
research will have wide-ranging implications on both a national and
international level. It is a testimony to the calibre of U of S agricultural
researchers that we were able to attract a relatively high proportion of
CCFIA funding."
The $852K includes $100K over 3 years to bolster the U of S graduate studies
program in this area.
Research projects under CCFIA target so-called "knowledge gaps" in
agricultural GHG emissions.
Scientist Richard Farrell from the College of Agriculture leads a project
that focuses on measuring emissions from 'rolling' landscapes characteristic
of the prairie provinces, comparing emissions from a range of common
Canadian prairie agricultural practices.
Graduate Studies and Research Dean Gary Kachanoski leads a team which will
conduct a comparative study of nitrous oxide emissions in Alberta, Ontario
and Quebec with an aim to developing accurate methods to predict and apply
nitrogen-based fertilizers.
College of Agriculture researcher Dan Pennock's project will examine two
methods for assessing nitrous oxide emissions. Pennock's study will provide
a way to assess the accuracy of current estimates for agriculture's
contribution to Canada's GHG emissions.
U of S agricultural engineer Claude Lague's research looks at GHG and odour
emissions for swine operations in Qu颥c and Saskatchewan, focusing on
emissions originating from different types of swine production facilities.
For more information:
Chris Maloney
Communications Manager
College of Agriculture
University of Saskatchewan
tel: (306) 966-8618
email: chris.maloney@usask.ca
