Addressing the Global Nitrogen Challenge: From Micro-Meteorology to the Nitrogen Circular Economy.
LOCATION
School of GeoSciences
The University of Edinburgh, Grant Institute
The Kings Buildings, West Mains Road
Edinburgh
EH9 3JW
UK
SPEAKER | Prof. Mark Sutton, CEH Edinburgh
ABSTRACT | The global nitrogen cycle is amazing in its complexity and relevance for modern society. My own engagement illustrates the challenge we face in connecting scientific disciplines. Many of us work on different parts of the system. I show how my own work initially focused on micrometeorological approaches to understand the behaviour of just one nitrogen compound - ammonia. This kick-started a journey into the wider behaviour and impacts of ammonia in the environment. I illustrate how models and measurements may be linked on different scales, while pointing to the need to investigate mitigation options and examine barriers to change. Why is action taken or not taken? Sharing my experiences of working with United Nations, EU and UK policy, I show how this has pointed to the need to address the nitrogen cycle as a whole, now being addressed through the International Nitrogen Management System (INMS). Examples illustrate the challenges of mobilizing policy and public interest in nitrogen, of developing regional champions to pilot global leadership, and of the critical importance of recognizing an emerging Nitrogen Circular Economy.
BIOGRAPHY | Mark Sutton obtain his first degree in Botany from Imperial College in 1986 and his doctorate from the University of Edinburgh in 1990. He joined CEH at Bush in 1992 and became a Fellow of the RMetS.
Throughout his career, Mark's research has focused on the emission, behaviour and fate of ammonia in the atmosphere. His work spans a wide range of disciplines from micrometeorology and atmospheric chemistry to plant ecology and policy analysis. The largest aspect of the work has concerned the measurement of ammonia biosphere-atmosphere exchange with terrestrial ecosystems, resulting in new conceptual and quantitative models. Prof. Sutton has developed a suite of tools to quantify the impacts of ammonia over the UK for Defra and other government organisations.
This meeting is part of the Royal Meteorological Society Meetings programme, open to all, from expert to enthusiast, for topical discussions on the latest advances in weather and climate. Free to attend. Non members are welcome.
SPEAKER | Prof. Mark Sutton, CEH Edinburgh
ABSTRACT | The global nitrogen cycle is amazing in its complexity and relevance for modern society. My own engagement illustrates the challenge we face in connecting scientific disciplines. Many of us work on different parts of the system. I show how my own work initially focused on micrometeorological approaches to understand the behaviour of just one nitrogen compound - ammonia. This kick-started a journey into the wider behaviour and impacts of ammonia in the environment. I illustrate how models and measurements may be linked on different scales, while pointing to the need to investigate mitigation options and examine barriers to change. Why is action taken or not taken? Sharing my experiences of working with United Nations, EU and UK policy, I show how this has pointed to the need to address the nitrogen cycle as a whole, now being addressed through the International Nitrogen Management System (INMS). Examples illustrate the challenges of mobilizing policy and public interest in nitrogen, of developing regional champions to pilot global leadership, and of the critical importance of recognizing an emerging Nitrogen Circular Economy.
BIOGRAPHY | Mark Sutton obtain his first degree in Botany from Imperial College in 1986 and his doctorate from the University of Edinburgh in 1990. He joined CEH at Bush in 1992 and became a Fellow of the RMetS.
Throughout his career, Mark's research has focused on the emission, behaviour and fate of ammonia in the atmosphere. His work spans a wide range of disciplines from micrometeorology and atmospheric chemistry to plant ecology and policy analysis. The largest aspect of the work has concerned the measurement of ammonia biosphere-atmosphere exchange with terrestrial ecosystems, resulting in new conceptual and quantitative models. Prof. Sutton has developed a suite of tools to quantify the impacts of ammonia over the UK for Defra and other government organisations.
This meeting is part of the Royal Meteorological Society Meetings programme, open to all, from expert to enthusiast, for topical discussions on the latest advances in weather and climate. Free to attend. Non members are welcome.