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Greenhouse gas miti...
Greenhouse gas mitigation potentials in the livestock sector
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- Herrero, M. (author)
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
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- Henderson, B. (author)
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
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- Havlik, P. (author)
- Internationales Institut fuer Angewandte Systemanalyse,International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
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- Thornton, P. K. (author)
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO),International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi
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- Conant, R. T. (author)
- Colorado State University
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- Smith, P. (author)
- University of Aberdeen
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- Wirsenius, Stefan, 1963 (author)
- Chalmers tekniska högskola,Chalmers University of Technology
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- Hristov, A. N. (author)
- Pennsylvania State University
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- Gerber, P. (author)
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,Wageningen University and Research
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- Gill, M. (author)
- University of Aberdeen
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- Butterbach-Bahl, K. (author)
- Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT),Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT),International Livestock Research Institute Nairobi
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- Valin, H. (author)
- Internationales Institut fuer Angewandte Systemanalyse,International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
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- Garnett, T. (author)
- University Of Oxford
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- Stehfest, E. (author)
- PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
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- 2016-03-21
- 2016
- English.
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In: Nature Climate Change. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1758-6798 .- 1758-678X. ; 6:5, s. 452-461
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- The livestock sector supports about 1.3 billion producers and retailers, and contributes 40-50% of agricultural GDP. We estimated that between 1995 and 2005, the livestock sector was responsible for greenhouse gas emissions of 5.6-7.5GtCO(2)e yr(-1). Livestock accounts for up to half of the technical mitigation potential of the agriculture, forestry and land-use sectors, through management options that sustainably intensify livestock production, promote carbon sequestration in rangelands and reduce emissions from manures, and through reductions in the demand for livestock products. The economic potential of these management alternatives is less than 10% of what is technically possible because of adoption constraints, costs and numerous trade-offs. The mitigation potential of reductions in livestock product consumption is large, but their economic potential is unknown at present. More research and investment are needed to increase the affordability and adoption of mitigation practices, to moderate consumption of livestock products where appropriate, and to avoid negative impacts on livelihoods, economic activities and the environment.
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- NATURVETENSKAP -- Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap -- Meteorologi och atmosfärforskning (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences -- Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (hsv//eng)
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Herrero, M.
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Henderson, B.
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Havlik, P.
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Thornton, P. K.
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Conant, R. T.
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Smith, P.
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Wirsenius, Stefa ...
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Hristov, A. N.
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Gerber, P.
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Gill, M.
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Butterbach-Bahl, ...
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Valin, H.
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Garnett, T.
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Stehfest, E.
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