The Nitrogen Opportunity: Investable Pathways to Reduce N₂O and N Losses on Agricultural Lands
Rachel Opitz
Matthew Kaplan
Doc Brown
David Kanter
Sonia Wang
Eric Davidson
Maria Bowman
Event by: International Nitrogen Network, Taylor Geospatial, Spark Climate Solutions, NRDC, PACT, Data Foundation
Event format
In-person
Language
English
Only ~15% of nitrogen added to cropland makes it all the way from farm to fork. It escapes as N₂O, a greenhouse gas roughly 273x more potent than CO₂, or as runoff that pollutes waterways. Agriculture is the single largest driver of these problems, which also makes it a critical sector for driving change through advocacy, policy, and investment.
It's possible to make real progress on more sustainable nitrogen management: there are clear pathways toward mitigating emissions and cutting pollution, while improving farmer profitability. To move from the possible to the actual, focused action is needed.
This event is designed as a guide to the key advocacy and funding opportunities to transform agricultural N management and demonstrate reductions in N₂O emissions.
Join Taylor Geospatial, The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Spark Climate Solutions, the International Nitrogen Network (iN-Net), and the GHG Coalition at the Data Foundation in partnership with PACT, for a focused discussion on the global policy levers we can pull today and the highest-impact places for agricultural nitrogen and N₂O R&D investment.