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Greenhouse gas mitigation potentials in the livestock sector

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  • Mario Herrero

    (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO))

  • Benjamin Henderson

    (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO))

  • Petr Havlík

    (Ecosystems Services and Management Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis)

  • Philip K. Thornton

    (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
    CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), ILRI)

  • Richard T. Conant

    (Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University)

  • Pete Smith

    (Scottish Food Security Alliance—Crops, Institute of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen)

  • Stefan Wirsenius

    (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
    Chalmers University of Technology)

  • Alexander N. Hristov

    (Pennsylvania State University, 324 Henning Building)

  • Pierre Gerber

    (FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
    Animal Production Systems Group, Wageningen University)

  • Margaret Gill

    (Scottish Food Security Alliance—Crops, Institute of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen)

  • Klaus Butterbach-Bahl

    (Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
    International Livestock Research Institute)

  • Hugo Valin

    (Ecosystems Services and Management Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis)

  • Tara Garnett

    (University of Oxford, Oxford Martin School)

  • Elke Stehfest

    (PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency)

Abstract

This Review article looks at options for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from the livestock sector, including technical and management interventions, sustainable intensification of production and moderation of demand for livestock products.

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  • Mario Herrero & Benjamin Henderson & Petr Havlík & Philip K. Thornton & Richard T. Conant & Pete Smith & Stefan Wirsenius & Alexander N. Hristov & Pierre Gerber & Margaret Gill & Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, 2016. "Greenhouse gas mitigation potentials in the livestock sector," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 6(5), pages 452-461, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:6:y:2016:i:5:d:10.1038_nclimate2925
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2925
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