Table 1 Total GHG emissions from crop and livestock production under conventional and organic production allowing for High, Medium and Low levels of overseas LUC and soil C sequestration as in Fig. 3

From: The greenhouse gas impacts of converting food production in England and Wales to organic methods

 

Conventional

Organic

  

High

Medium

Low

Emissions (Mt CO2e yr−1)

49.3 ± 2.1

77.1 ± 4.2

59.8 ± 2.7

46.6 ± 4.1

Fraction as CO2 (%)

34

59

48

33

Fraction as CH4 (%)

36

25

32

41

Fraction as N2O (%)

29

16

21

26

Difference from conventional baseline

 

p < 0.05

NS

NS

  1. *Data are means ± 1 std. dev