Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock: sources, estimation, and mitigation

The increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has resulted in climate change and global warming. Human activities in many sectors, including agriculture, contribute to approximately 9.2% of total GHG emissions from Annex I countries. An argument on issues of livestock being the highest contributor...

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Main Authors: Eska Nugrahaeningtyas, Jong-Sik Lee, Kyu-Hyun Park
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Published: Korean Society of Animal Sciences and Technology 2024-11-01
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Online Access:http://www.ejast.org/archive/view_article?doi=10.5187/jast.2024.e86
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description The increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has resulted in climate change and global warming. Human activities in many sectors, including agriculture, contribute to approximately 9.2% of total GHG emissions from Annex I countries. An argument on issues of livestock being the highest contributor to GHG emissions has grown since FAO’s 2006 report Livestock’s Long Shadow. The issue has continued growing, conflicting the importance of the industry in terms of food security and livelihoods, thus, monitoring GHG emission from this sector is vital. The most commonly used methods for calculating GHG emissions from the livestock sector are life cycle assessment (LCA) and the GHG inventory. Although the LCA presents information on the impacts of the livestock industry on the environment, the GHG inventory is the main tool used internationally for GHG reporting. This review comprehensively discusses the source of GHG emissions from the livestock industry and its estimation methodology, as well as the current strategies for mitigating these emissions.
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spelling doaj-art-b321bba303cb4fa2bdbd7047cde5e2602025-08-20T02:34:24ZengKorean Society of Animal Sciences and TechnologyJournal of Animal Science and Technology2672-01912055-03912024-11-016661083109810.5187/jast.2024.e86Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock: sources, estimation, and mitigationEska Nugrahaeningtyas0Jong-Sik Lee1Kyu-Hyun Park2Department of Animal Industry Convergence, College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, KoreaDepartment of Animal Industry Convergence, College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, KoreaDepartment of Animal Industry Convergence, College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, KoreaThe increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has resulted in climate change and global warming. Human activities in many sectors, including agriculture, contribute to approximately 9.2% of total GHG emissions from Annex I countries. An argument on issues of livestock being the highest contributor to GHG emissions has grown since FAO’s 2006 report Livestock’s Long Shadow. The issue has continued growing, conflicting the importance of the industry in terms of food security and livelihoods, thus, monitoring GHG emission from this sector is vital. The most commonly used methods for calculating GHG emissions from the livestock sector are life cycle assessment (LCA) and the GHG inventory. Although the LCA presents information on the impacts of the livestock industry on the environment, the GHG inventory is the main tool used internationally for GHG reporting. This review comprehensively discusses the source of GHG emissions from the livestock industry and its estimation methodology, as well as the current strategies for mitigating these emissions. http://www.ejast.org/archive/view_article?doi=10.5187/jast.2024.e86Greenhouse gas (GHG) inventoryLivestockIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) guidelines2019 Refinement
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Jong-Sik Lee
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Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock: sources, estimation, and mitigation
Journal of Animal Science and Technology
Greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory
Livestock
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) guidelines
2019 Refinement
title Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock: sources, estimation, and mitigation
title_full Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock: sources, estimation, and mitigation
title_fullStr Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock: sources, estimation, and mitigation
title_full_unstemmed Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock: sources, estimation, and mitigation
title_short Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock: sources, estimation, and mitigation
title_sort greenhouse gas emissions from livestock sources estimation and mitigation
topic Greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory
Livestock
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) guidelines
2019 Refinement
url http://www.ejast.org/archive/view_article?doi=10.5187/jast.2024.e86
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