Abstract
In this comment I respond to the criticisms put forth by Muller et al. It is my assessment that the authors’ make useful suggestions for future analyses. However, their conclusion regarding the invalidity of my results are based on a misconception of the goals and data used in my article.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Chadwick, D.R., R.W. Sneath, V.R. Phillips, and B.F. Pain. 1999. A UK inventory of nitrous oxide emissions from farmed livestock. Atmospheric Environment 33: 3345–3354.
Hutchinson, G.L. and Davidson, E.A. 1993. Processes for production and consumption of gaseous nitrogen oxides in soil. In Agricultural ecosystem effects on trace gases and global climate change, (agriculturaleco) 55: 79–93.
IPCC. 1997. Cropland. In IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, eds. J.T. Houghton et al., Paris, France: IPCC/OECD/IEA.
IPCC. 2000. Methods for estimation, measurement, monitoring and reporting of LULUCF activities. In Good practice guidance and uncertainty management in national greenhouse gas inventories, ed. J. Penman, Hayama, Japan: IGES.
IPCC. 2003. Methods for estimation, measurement, monitoring and reporting of LULUCF activities. In Good practice guidance and uncertainty management in national greenhouse gas inventories, ed. J. Penman, Hayama, Japan: IGES.
IPCC. 2006. Emissions from livestock and manure management. In IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Prepared by the National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme, eds. H.S. Eggleston, L. Buendia, K. Miwa, T. Ngara and K. Tanabe, Hayama, Japan: IGES.
McGee, J.A. 2015. Does certified organic farming reduce greenhouse gas emissions from Agricultural Production? Agriculture and Human Values 32(2): 255–263. doi:10.1007/s10460-014-9543-1.
Muller, A., E. Aguilera, C. Skinner, and A. Gattinger. 2016. Does certified organic farming reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural production? Comment on the McGee study. Agriculture and Human Values. doi:10.1007/s10460-016-9706-3.
Sellen, A.J., and R.H. Harper. 2002. The myth of the paperless office. Massachusetts: MIT Press.
Shepherd, M., B. Pearce, B. Cormack, L. Philipps, S. Cuttle, A. Bhogal, and R. Unwin. 2003. An assessment of the environmental impacts of organic farming. A review for DEFRA-funded Project OF0405. (http://www.znrfak.ni.ac.rs/serbian/010-STUDIJE/OAS-3-2/PREDMETI/III%20GODINA/316-KOMUNALNI%20SISTEMI%20I%20ZIVOTNA%20SREDINA/SEMINARSKI%20RADOVI/2013%20OD%20141%20DO%20150%20(1).pdf) Place: Publisher.
USDA. 2011. National organic program handbook: Guidance and instructions for accredited certifying agents and certified operations. Washington, DC: USDA.
WRI. 2010. World Resources Institute. http://www.wri.org/. Accessed 8 March 2016.
York, R. 2012. Do alternative energy sources displace fossil fuels? Nature Climate Change 2(6): 441–443.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Additional information
This comment refers to the article available at doi:10.1007/s10460-016-9706-3.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
McGee, J.A. Does certified organic farming reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural production? Reply to Muller et al. Agric Hum Values 33, 949–952 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-016-9702-7
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-016-9702-7