A World of Cobenefits: Solving the Global Nitrogen Challenge

Benjamin Z. Houlton; Maya Almaraz; Viney Aneja; Amy T. Austin; Edith Bai; Kenneth G. Cassman; Jana E. Compton; Eric A. Davidson; Jan Willem Erisman; James N. Galloway; Baojing Gu; Guolin Yao; Luiz A. Martinelli; Kate Scow; William H. Schlesinger; Thomas P. Tomich; Chao Wang; Xin Zhang

doi:10.1029/2019EF001222

A World of Cobenefits: Solving the Global Nitrogen Challenge

Benjamin Z. Houlton^*, Maya Almaraz, Viney Aneja, Amy T. Austin, Edith Bai, Kenneth G. Cassman, Jana E. Compton, Eric A. Davidson, Jan Willem Erisman, James N. Galloway, Baojing Gu, Guolin Yao, Luiz A. Martinelli, Kate Scow, William H. Schlesinger, Thomas P. Tomich, Chao Wang, Xin Zhang

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Nitrogen is a critical component of the economy, food security, and planetary health. Many of the world's sustainability targets hinge on global nitrogen solutions, which, in turn, contribute lasting benefits for (i) world hunger; (ii) soil, air, and water quality; (iii) climate change mitigation; and (iv) biodiversity conservation. Balancing the projected rise in agricultural nitrogen demands while achieving these 21st century ideals will require policies to coordinate solutions among technologies, consumer choice, and socioeconomic transformation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	865-872
Number of pages	8
Journal	Earth's Future
Volume	7
Issue number	8
Early online date	23 Jul 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EF001222
Publication status	Published - Aug 2019

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biogeoscience
climate change
nitrogen
planetary health
policy
technology

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Houlton, B. Z., Almaraz, M., Aneja, V., Austin, A. T., Bai, E., Cassman, K. G., Compton, J. E., Davidson, E. A., Erisman, J. W., Galloway, J. N., Gu, B., Yao, G., Martinelli, L. A., Scow, K., Schlesinger, W. H., Tomich, T. P., Wang, C., & Zhang, X. (2019). A World of Cobenefits: Solving the Global Nitrogen Challenge. Earth's Future, 7(8), 865-872. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EF001222

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