A framework for nitrogen futures in the shared socioeconomic pathways

• Published in: Global environmental change Vol. 61; pp. 102029 - 10
• Main Authors: Kanter, David R., Winiwarter, Wilfried, Bodirsky, Benjamin L., Bouwman, Lex, Boyer, Elizabeth, Buckle, Simon, Compton, Jana E., Dalgaard, Tommy, de Vries, Wim, Leclère, David, Leip, Adrian, Müller, Christoph, Popp, Alexander, Raghuram, Nandula, Rao, Shilpa, Sutton, Mark A., Tian, Hanqin, Westhoek, Henk, Zhang, Xin, Zurek, Monika
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2020; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: 21st century; Agribusiness; Agricultural industry; Agricultural wastes; Climate; Decision analysis; Decision makers; Decision making; Economic impact; Ecosystems; Environmental impact; Environmental policy; human health; industry; issues and policy; Narratives; Nitrogen; Nitrogen cycle; Nitrogen pollution; Pollution; Pollution control; Pollution dispersion; Scenarios; scientists; Socioeconomic factors; Socioeconomics; Transformation; Wastewater; Scenarios; Environmental policy; Nitrogen pollution

•Nitrogen pollution is a critical environmental issue.•Scoping the range of possible future nitrogen flows is crucial.•New nitrogen narratives are presented based on the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways.•They can help to understand how to achieve both environment and development goals. Humanity's...