Download Do eutrophic lakes contribute to the N2O budget in New Zealand? Quantifying N2O emissions from lakes

Content Owner provides Executive Summary Eutrophic Lake Horowhenua is a source of N2O and CH4. When extrapolating our emission data to NZ, we estimate NZ lakes could release 82 kt of N2O and 118 kt of CH4 as CO2eq each year, which is low in comparison to other sectors such as agriculture but not insignificant according to the UNFCCC reporting guidelines.