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Developing a Framework for Carbon Footprint Assessment for Indian Agriculture Scenario


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1 KSCSTE-Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Subcentre, Thiruvananthapuram 695 121, India
2 KSCSTE-Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Kozhikode 673 571, India
3 ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Science and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India

Accurate measurement of carbon footprint (CFP) is crucial for achieving carbon emission reduction goals. In India’s agricultural carbon emission, a consistent and effective conclusion regarding the estimation method, sample selection and calculations of results does not exist. The present study introduces the main accounting method for agricultural carbon emissions in the Indian context, i.e. the customized methodologies based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change guidelines and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards. The present study highlights the critical need to standardize the CFP assessment methodologies following the ISO to obtain credible information for making sound decisions.

Keywords

Agricultural carbon footprint, customized IPCC-ISO method, emission inventory, measurement– reporting–verification, uncertainty.
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K. V. Sruthi
KSCSTE-Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Subcentre, Thiruvananthapuram 695 121, India
Manoj P. Samuel
KSCSTE-Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Kozhikode 673 571, India
K. Naveena
KSCSTE-Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Kozhikode 673 571, India
U. Surendran
ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Science and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Santosh Onte
KSCSTE-Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Kozhikode 673 571, India
M. C. Sarathjith
KSCSTE-Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Kozhikode 673 571, India

Abstract


Accurate measurement of carbon footprint (CFP) is crucial for achieving carbon emission reduction goals. In India’s agricultural carbon emission, a consistent and effective conclusion regarding the estimation method, sample selection and calculations of results does not exist. The present study introduces the main accounting method for agricultural carbon emissions in the Indian context, i.e. the customized methodologies based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change guidelines and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards. The present study highlights the critical need to standardize the CFP assessment methodologies following the ISO to obtain credible information for making sound decisions.

Keywords


Agricultural carbon footprint, customized IPCC-ISO method, emission inventory, measurement– reporting–verification, uncertainty.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv127%2Fi7%2F789-794