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This talk will feature Stephane De Cara speaking about his work on greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the context of the French agricultural sector. Andy Reisinger will be a discussant, and comment on the links within Stephane&#39;s work that can be applied to the New Zealand context. 
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Stephane De Cara is a researcher at the French National Institute of Agricultrual Research (INRA). He specialises in climate change mitigation, with a particular focus on the agricultural sector. His recent research has focused on emissions reduction through the use of biofuels, land use change, and changes in agricultural industry practices. Stephane has previously worked on agricultural economics at Iowa State University in the U.S.A. In 2006 he received INRA&#39;s Young Researcher award for his work. 
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Andy Reisinger is a Deputy Director at the NZAGRC, and he has previously worked with the New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute. Andy is a Coordinating Lead Author for the International Panel for Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), and is a New Zealand representative for the Global Research Alliance Livestock Research Group. He has previously worked for the Ministry for the Environment as Senior Adviser on climate change, and for the Inter-governmental Panel for Climate Change in the UK and in India. 
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<em>-- Public Seminar co-hosted by the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre and the New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute.</em> 
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