In Farm Terms 2019 NIR Part 1, page 7, table ES-2 Fraser McPhee - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Ag Emissions 60 Mt CO 2e In Farm Terms 2019 NIR – Part 1, page 7, table ES-2 Fraser McPhee @FarmerFrase

Canadian 2017 Emissions by IPCC Sector with Cropland and Grain 100 60 3 57 19 187 383 14 Ag/Forestry Waste Net 19Mt Agriculture Industry Energy Net -33Mt Net 54Mt Net 583Mt 100 Mt 3 Mt Carbon Carbon Stored Manufacturing Biofuels & Stored in Fertilizer Grain End users 7 Mt 2019 NIR – Part 1, table ES-2 Agriculture has a net capture of Cropland 33Mt CO2e when soil and grain LULUCF Fraser McPhee are included @FarmerFrase

Agriculture is Net-Zero — Farmers in Canada store 33Mt /yr more CO 2e than we emit Fraser McPhee @FarmerFrase

Carbon Capture in Grain - Cereals Fraser McPhee @FarmerFrase

Carbon Capture in Grain - Canola Fraser McPhee @FarmerFrase

The Fertilizer 4Rs — Current factors in the NIR that estimate fertilizer N 2 O emissions: ◦ Provincial N fertilizer sales (Rate) ◦ Precipitation, evapotranspiration and topography ◦ Soil texture — So the dollars we spend to adopt 4R practices and use enhanced efficiency fertilizers each year will not reduce our GHG emissions reported in the NIR unless we buy less, which is the Rate R Fraser McPhee @FarmerFrase

Carbon Contained in Fertilizers — Short term carbon passed between sectors is storage in the industry sector and emission in the Ag Sector as CO2 — This is a good approach since not all fertilizer is made in Canada or used in Canada — Carbon in grain is no different Fraser McPhee @FarmerFrase

Carbon Contained in Fertilizers — Ammonia Production (haber bosch) first step in capturing nitrogen from the air to produce Urea — 4.5.2. Methodological Issues, 2019 NIR p101: “The Ammonia Production category estimates CO2 emissions resulting from the feedstock use of natural gas and considers emissions that are recovered for use in urea production.” Fraser McPhee @FarmerFrase

Carbon Contained in Fertilizers — 4.5.2. Methodological Issues, 2019 NIR p101: Emission reduction from CO2 stored in urea Ratio of Urea C density vs CO2 Urea production Fraser McPhee @FarmerFrase

NIR - NH 3 vs Urea In the Soil — “ Carbon dioxide emissions from liming, urea application and other carbon- containing fertilizers are calculated based on the total quantity of C contained in these products .” 2019 NIR – Part 2, page 233 — Anhydrous Ammonia (NH 3 ) 0% Carbon — Urea (CH 4 N 2 O) 20% Carbon Fraser McPhee @FarmerFrase

Canada’s NIR - LULUCF 2019 NIR – Part 1, page 7, table ES-2 — Practices that we adopt on our farms to capture more carbon in our soil, will not be recognized in Canada’s national emission totals Fraser McPhee @FarmerFrase

All Emissions are Estimates Fraser McPhee @FarmerFrase

Ag Emissions 2019 NIR – Part 2, page 12, table A2-1 Uncertainty in the NIR CH4: 32% N2O: 51% CH4: 22% N2O: 34% CO2: 52% CH4: 64% Fraser McPhee @FarmerFrase