{"id":63225,"date":"2025-09-11T00:01:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T05:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcknight.org\/?p=63225"},"modified":"2025-09-10T10:48:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:48:38","slug":"report-nitrous-oxide-a-hidden-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcknight.org\/en_ca\/news-ideas\/report-nitrous-oxide-a-hidden-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden But Harmful: New Report Calls for Action on Nitrous Oxide Emissions from U.S. Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"
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McKnight Foundation and Regenerative Agriculture Foundation release report on reducing nitrous oxide from synthetic fertilizer production and use a<\/em>mbitious yet achievable goals and farmer-centered solutions aim to cut emissions and strengthen rural communities by 2050<\/em><\/h4>\n

\"\"<\/a>September 11, 2025 \u2013 The McKnight Foundation and Regenerative Agriculture Foundation are excited to share a new report that explores how climate advocates and funders can support the agriculture sector in implementing sustainable approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the Midwest and across the country. Nitrous Oxide\u2014A Hidden Threat: Pathways for Industry and Agriculture to Reduce Emissions from Synthetic Fertilizer<\/strong> explores the challenges and opportunities for both synthetic nitrogen fertilizer producers and farmers to help reduce one of the least tracked greenhouse gasses \u2013 nitrous oxide (N\u2082O). Download the full report here.<\/a><\/p>\n

The report and its recommendations were developed over the course of a year of intensive conversation with farmers, researchers, advocates and thought leaders.<\/p>\n

\u201cReducing nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture is critical as we look to address climate change and strengthen the U.S. agriculture economy,\u201d said Tenzin<\/strong> Dolkar, Senior Program Officer at the McKnight Foundation<\/strong> and co-convener of the report. \u201cBy collectively implementing the recommendations set forth in this report, the United States\u2019 agriculture industry can make significant progress in reducing N\u2082O emissions and help lead the way towards a more resilient agriculture system.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you to the dozens of organizations, farmers and researchers that provided input to this important new report,\u201d said Mark Muller, Executive Director of the Regenerative Agriculture Foundation <\/strong>and co-convenor of the report. \u201cWe look forward to partnering with actors across the agriculture industry as we answer the question-how do we reduce agricultural emissions in a way that improves economic resilience, supports farmer livelihoods, and strengthens rural communities?\u201d<\/p>\n

Monitoring and reducing emissions from the agriculture sector \u2014especially N\u2082O \u2014 is complex. There are no easy solutions and the strategies to address them are not always clear. This report starts a national conversation by offering commonsense pathways to reduce N\u2082O emissions from the agriculture sector. It lays out ambitious, yet achievable goals for N\u2082O emission reduction from agricultural sources in the United States by the year 2050.<\/p>\n

These goals include:<\/p>\n