How reducing synthetic nitrogen in Europe affects ecosystem carbon and biodiversity: two perspectives of the same policy - [Comment la réduction de l'azote synthétique en Europe affecte le carbone et

• Published in: IDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc
• Main Authors: Devaraju, N, Prudhomme, Rémi, Lungarska, Anna, Wang, Xuhui, Yin, Zun, Nathalie de Noblet-Decoudré, Chakir, Raja R, Pierre-Alain Jayet, Brunelle, Thierry, Viovy, Nicolas, De Palma, Adriana, Ricardo
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Biodiversity; Economic models; Nitrogen; Europe

In this study, we investigate the impacts of a public policy scenario that aims to halve nitrogen (N) fertilizer application across European Union (EU) agriculture on both carbon (C) sequestration and biodiversity changes. We quantify the impacts on ecosystem C and biodiversity by integrating econom...