#methaneemission — Public Fediverse posts
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How UN food body played down role of farming in climate change
"It set off an industry lobbying coalition somewhat comparable to the oil and gas industry’s efforts against the Kyoto Protocol, with an enormous amount of coordination aimed at infiltrating and controlling climate science and, moreover, our understanding of the problem.”
#LivestockFarming #UN #FAO #methane #MethaneEmission #ClimateChange #TheGuardian
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"The #MethaneEmission task force was launched at the same time the White House is holding its first #methane summit, which is gathering federal, state, tribal and local leaders involved in programs targeting methane #emissions, as well as companies that have developed methane #detection technology like optical gas imaging cameras and #satellites."
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assumptions on cattle methane production don't work in all situations
The global production of methane by cattle is based on the assumption that all cattle are in closely managed rearing systems where food is available ad libitum and of a fairly consistent composition of a limited number plant species as well as other sources.
Over a billion cattle live in pastoral systems, typically nomadic farmers who range over long distances with their herds.
Research in Kenya has shown estimated methane production in pastoral systems to be about, 40% lower than what the IPCC methods calculate. From experience it is highly probable that direct measurements would show much lower methane production.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/…
Cattle in pastoral systems range over a variety of areas ingesting a wide variety of plants and forming a highly diverse gut biome. Some plants have culturally been known to reduce methane production (am liaising with a colleague in Zimbabwe who knows of these but can't remember the name).
An important aspect of pastoral and small mixed farming is the environmental impact. It is known that the movement of these animals is a significant factor in the spread of many plant species leading to increased biodiversity. In addition their manure also leads to increased soil fertility especially in areas that to they pass through that has little or no other soil nutritional inputs.
They are under severe pressure especially when well meaning but misguided conservation projects and infrastructure projects make parts of the range inaccessible. This is particularly ironic in the case of often Western funded conservation projects attempting to rewild without understanding the role of monadic herds.
#conservation #conservationagriculture #dairy #methaneemission #methane #methaneemissions #IPCC #climatechange #climateemergency #Africa
geographical.co.uk/wildlife/pa…