Greenhouse Gases

Updated October 2009

Terrestrial Greenhouse Gas Mitigation

Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory scientists are among the world leaders in terrestrial greenhouse gas assessment and mitigation. Expertise spans agricultural, grassland, and forest ecosystems and they work closely with agronomists, foresters, atmospheric scientists, remote sensing experts, economists, and social scientists across CSU and around the world. In addition, we are leading numerous efforts to provide terrestrial greenhouse gas inventories at national, region and state levels within the US and abroad, working with representatives of industries, state and federal agencies, and non-governmental organizations to help them integrate greenhouse gas mitigation into their activities. Provides the knowledge and tools needed by land managers and policy makers to design and implement land use-based mitigation strategies, including GHG emission reductions, carbon sequestration, and bioenergy production.

Consortium for Agricultural Soils Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases

The Consortium for Agricultural Soil Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases (CASMGS- pronounced like chasms) is providing the information and technology necessary to develop, analyze and implement carbon sequestration strategies and GHG emission reductions.

Assessment

CSU faculty have expertise in greenhouse gas inventory methods and life cycle and integrated assessment approaches to analyze the impacts and efficacy of renewable energy applications. CSU has demonstrated national and international leadership in the development and implementation of greenhouse gas inventory methods and excellence in ecosystem and integrated assessment modeling to combine environmental, economic and policy components. CSU's 2009 greenhouse gas footprint

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