From July 20 to 25, 2025, join the Canadian Nitrous Oxide Network (CanN₂ONet) in Winnipeg, Man., for its session, Towards N₂O Emission Reduction Goals through Enhanced Communication, Data Sharing and Spatial Integration of Research Across Canada.
Invited speakers include Dr. Klaus Butterbach-Bahl from Aarhus University, presenting “SmartField, an exploration and realization of opportunities for accounting and mitigation of agricultural N₂O emissions in Denmark and the EU,” and Viresco Solutions, presenting “Integrating Science into GHG Accounting: Developing Carbon Market Protocols to Advance Implementation of scientifically rigorous, high quality mitigation outcomes on the ground.”
CanN₂ONet is a collaboration network between leading experts from six universities, one college, and one polytechnic across Canada with twelve partners spanning industry, government and producer organizations. Due to the increasing demand for agricultural products to support the growing world population, synthetic nitrogen fertilizer is an essential input for agricultural crops, driving yield gains and subsequently supporting global food security.
The network aims to:
- Develop a roadmap for emission reduction based on regional scaling-up of beneficial management practices, including economic trade-offs and evidence from behavioural experiments with farmers
- Establish a network of benchmark studies across Canada for whole-year measurements of N2O emissions and soil processes in fields with improved nitrogen management in coordination with behavioural and experimental economics studies of decision-making processes
- Develop and validate metrics to track progress towards emission reduction targets based on novel regional tower measurements, database development and improved N2O prediction models