What are the most promising technologies for reducing agricultural emissions, such as methane from livestock, and how can they be scaled up and deployed?
There are several promising technologies for reducing agricultural emissions, including methane from livestock. Some of these technologies include improved feeding practices, biogas digesters, manure management, precision livestock farming, and conservation agriculture.
To scale up and deploy these technologies, governments, NGOs, and private sector actors can provide financial support, technical assistance, and knowledge-sharing networks to farmers. Incentive schemes, such as carbon credits or payments for ecosystem services, can also help incentivize adoption of these technologies. Additionally, research and development efforts can be directed towards improving the effectiveness and scalability of these technologies, particularly for small-scale farmers in developing countries.
Vapour recovery units can be installed over crude oil and condensate storage tanks to reduce direct venting of methane to the atmosphere. Gas-driven devices that continuously release small amounts of methane can be replaced with low- or zero-emitting devices throughout oil and gas systems.There are several promising technologies for reducing agricultural emissions, including methane from livestock. Some of these technologies include improved feeding practices, biogas digesters, manure management, precision livestock farming, and conservation agriculture. Select high quality feed that will reduce methane released from enteric fermentation and manage manure to reduce methane and nitrous oxide and cover manure storage facilities. Grinding and pelleting of forages increases passage rate and reduces methane emitted by the animal. Fats are a high energy source that can be included as part of the diet and have been shown to have an inhibitory effect on methane production as fat can be toxic to methane producing microbes. Encourage composting or incineration. Capture the methane produced and uses it as fuel or to generate electricity when burnt and reduce the number of farm animals.
This document provides a recent review of livestock ghg mitigations
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