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Cattle contribute to greenhouse gas production in soil

As harmless as cattle may seem, they are regarded as a threat to the climate. Through their digestion they produce the green house gas methane, which they expel continuously. Scientists from the Institute of Soil Ecology of the GSF – National Research Centre for Environment and Health in Neuherberg, Germany and Czech colleagues at the Budwies Academy of Sciences have shown that cattle can boost ...

Nov. 16, 2007

By European Commission, Directorate General for Research & Innovation

Rapeseed-based animal feed cuts greenhouse gases by up to 13 per cent

The use of rapeseed cake in the production of livestock feed cuts methane and carbon dioxide emissions by up to 13%, according to the initial results of the research carried out by Neiker-Tecnalia within the framework of the Life-Seed Capital project. Specifically, the incorporation of this oilseed plant into animal food cuts methane emissions by between 6% and 13% and carbon dioxide emissions by ...

Feb. 25, 2014

By Elhuyar Fundazioa - Basque Research

Major cuts of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock within reach

Greenhouse gas emissions by the livestock sector could be cut by as much as 30 percent through the wider use of existing best practices and technologies, according to a new study released today by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The report, Tackling climate change through livestock: A ...

Sep. 26, 2013

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock: what are the costs?

The livestock sector is estimated to contribute 14.5% of all global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This study estimated the costs of reducing emissions from ruminant livestock using five different practices. The findings will help policymakers to understand the cost effectiveness of different interventions in the sector, and the contribution that different policies could make to ...

Mar. 3, 2016

By European Commission, Environment DG

Can Livestock Help Reduce Greenhouse Gases?

Wider use of best practices and technologies could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the livestock industry, according to a recent United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization report. The 139-page report, “Tackling climate change through livestock: A global assessment of emissions and mitigation opportunities,” is ...

Nov. 27, 2013

By American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF)

EPA finds greenhouse gases (GHGs) harmful

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) makes emissions reporting mandatory A major cause of climate change is the harm that is done to the Earth by man-made chemicals. Whilst chemicals, such as those used to produce day by day items, operate equipment and generally make life easier, are necessary, they present a threat to the environment. EPA Place Limits on GHGsGovernments around the world ...

Sep. 16, 2009

By Verisae

Can biochar help suppress greenhouse gases?

Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas and a precursor to compounds that contribute to the destruction of the ozone. Intensively managed, grazed pastures are responsible for an increase in nitrous oxide emissions from grazing animals’ excrement. Biochar is potentially a mitigation option for reducing the world’s elevated carbon dioxide emissions, since the embodied carbon can be ...

Apr. 19, 2011

By Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

Rising number of farm animals poses environmental and public health risks

The global population of farm animals increased 23 percent between 1980 and 2010, from 3.5 billion to 4.3 billion, according to research by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online publication. These figures continue a trend of rising farm animal populations, with harmful effects on the environment, public health, and global development. Both production and consumption of animal ...

Mar. 23, 2012

By Worldwatch Institute

Industrialized Countries` Greenhouse Gases Hit Record High

The total greenhouse gas emissions of 40 industrialized nations rose to an all-time high in 2005, continuing the upward trend of the year before, according to data submitted to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The increases came from the continued economic growth in highly industrialized countries as well as the revived economic growth in former ...

Nov. 21, 2007

By Environment News Service (ENS)

Can biochar help suppress greenhouse gases?

Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas and a precursor to compounds that contribute to the destruction of the ozone. Intensively managed, grazed pastures are responsible for an increase in nitrous oxide emissions from grazing animals’ excrement. Biochar is potentially a mitigation option for reducing the world’s elevated carbon dioxide emissions, since the embodied carbon can be ...

Mar. 17, 2011

By Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

It’s a (bio)gas, gas, gas for British farmers

Land, labour and capital resource-related requirements, as well as significant regulatory and financial barriers are preventing more farmers from adopting an important renewable energy technology – Anaerobic Digestion, or Biogas to give it its shorthand name – according to research published in the International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling. Animal ...

Sep. 3, 2015

By Inderscience Publishers

Best way to set cap for greenhouse gases in electricity generation

As the greenhouse gas cap is reduced, the cost per ton removed will rise steeply. It is, therefore, critical to set the cap precisely. The variety of benefits from greenhouse gas reduction can all be normalized and quantified. This will lead to better decision-making relative to the cap level according to a new study by the McIlvaine Company. It is likely that a cap will be ...

Mar. 3, 2009

By The McIlvaine Company

Bioprocess engineer Judith goes to JAM 2016

At the end of July our Application Engineer Judith went to Salt Lake City, USA, to participate in the ASAS-ADSA-CSAS-WSASAS Joint Annual Meeting (JAM) 2016. The focus of the conference was Animal science and a large part was about Bioprocess Control’s new application field: animal nutrition. It was a great opportunity for us to learn more about the field in general, but also gain ...

Aug. 10, 2016

By Bioprocess Control AB

Cows’ diets get environmental boost

It is a tiny molecule with a mouthful of a name, 3-nitrooxypropanol, but European scientists say it could make all the difference. It could convert a cow or a sheep from a monstrous methane-producing machine into something a little more environmentally friendly. In doing so, it could increase the energy ...

May 8, 2016

By Climate News Network

Sizing up livestock farming’s carbon footprint

A new and interactive tool released by FAO allows farmers, policy makers and scientists to calculate meat, milk and eggs production as well as greenhouse-gas emissions from livestock to make the sector more productive and more climate-friendly. GLEAM-i, the Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Modelinteractive, provides answers to a ...

Aug. 23, 2016

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Forget the carbon tax. Do we need a cow tax?

Forget idling cars and fossil fuels. Accordingly to Dina Cappiello in an associated press article on June 21, 2009, what comes out of the front end of America’s 170 million cattle, sheep, and pigs produces about a quarter of the methane released each year in the United States, making it the largest source of greenhouse gas in the country. But the very effective farm lobby in the U.S. has ...

Jun. 23, 2009

By GLOBE Foundation

Beef pollutes more than pork, poultry, study says

Raising beef for the American dinner table does far more damage to the environment than producing pork, poultry, eggs or dairy, a new study says. Compared with the other animal proteins, beef produces five times more heat-trapping gases per calorie, puts out six times as much water-polluting nitrogen, takes 11 times more water for irrigation and uses 28 times the land, according to the study ...

Jul. 22, 2014

By Associated Press

Methane concentration in the atmosphere has increased rapidly in 10 years

The amount of methane in the atmosphere has increased rapidly over the last ten years. The increase in methane emissions makes it difficult for companies to curb climate change. You see, methane warms the planet about 28 times as much as the equivalent amount of carbon dioxide. So far, methane’s share of global greenhouse gas emissions is about 16 percent, but it could rise. About 70% of ...

May 2, 2017

By Ductor Corp.

Research sheds new light on methane emissions from the northern beef herd

New CSIRO research indicates that the amount of methane emitted from cattle fed on tropical grasses in northern Australia is up to 30 per cent less than figures currently used to calculate the northern cattle industry’s contribution to Australia’s greenhouse gas accounts. Speaking at today’s Lansdown Field Day near Townsville, Queensland, CSIRO research leader Dr Ed ...

May 27, 2011

By CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Open day on livestock research at CSIRO Armidale

To be held from 10am on Friday, 10 December 2010, the event is an opportunity for livestock producers and interested members of the general public to learn about CSIRO’s research on: Productivity and product quality in the Australian sheep and cattle industries Advanced reproductive technologies Parasite control Animal physiology, behaviour and welfare ...

Nov. 16, 2010

By CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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