Water quality footprint of agricultural emissions of nitrogen, phosphorus and glyphosate associated with German bioeconomy
Fertiliser and pesticide application can cause extensive environmental damage. We use the water quality footprint to express nitrogen, phosphorus and glyphosate emissions from agriculture in volumes…
Exploring wastewater nitrogen and phosphorus flows in urban and rural areas in China for the period 1970 to 2015
China has experienced rapid population growth and increasing human N and P discharge from point sources. This paper presents a new spatial and temporal model-based, province-scale inventory of N and P…
Quantifying future sanitation scenarios and progress towards SDG targets in the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways
Two main targets of SDG 6 (Sustainable Development Goal) are to achieve universal and equitable access to improved sanitation and to halve the proportion of untreated wastewater by 2030. We compiled a…
Inland Waters Increasingly Produce and Emit Nitrous Oxide
Nitrous oxide (N 2 O) is a long-lived greenhouse gas and currently contributes ∼10% to global greenhouse warming. Studies have suggested that inland waters are a large and growing global N 2 O source…
Direct intervention in the size of livestock herds is not considered a main option in European agricultural policies nor in policy option studies. Nevertheless, livestock buyout schemes have been…
Energy planning in Sub-Saharan African countries needs to explicitly consider productive uses of electricity
Studies show the role of various electrification technologies in providing electricity access to households in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on electricity demand for end-use services such as…
Credibility gap in net-zero targets leaves world at high risk
Global climate policy is undergoing a rite of passage. What used to be a conversation about ambitious target-setting now focuses increasingly on implementation and interventions to put these targets…
Uncertainty in non-CO2 greenhouse gas mitigation contributes to ambiguity in global climate policy feasibility
Despite its projected crucial role in stringent, future global climate policy, non-CO 2 greenhouse gas (NCGG) mitigation remains a large uncertain factor in climate research. A revision of the…
The role of peatland degradation, protection and restoration for climate change mitigation in the SSP scenarios
Peatlands only cover a small fraction of the global land surface (∼3%) but store large amounts of carbon (∼600 GtC). Drainage of peatlands for agriculture results in the decomposition of organic…
Effects of Nitrogen Emissions on Fish Species Richness across the World’s Freshwater Ecoregions
The increasing application of synthetic fertilizer has tripled nitrogen (N) inputs over the 20th century. N enrichment decreases water quality and threatens aquatic species such as fish through…
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