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Additional Animal Agriculture and Climate Change Resources

Last Updated: March 15, 2012

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Overview of Climate Change Science

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
EPA climate change page

Sources of Greenhouse Gases in Animal Agriculture

USDA climate change page
Livestock's Long Shadow, FAO report
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Dairy Sector, FAO report
Climate Friendly Farming Project, Washington State University
Agriculture's Role in Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Capture, ASA, CSSA, SSSA
Clearing the Air: Livestock’s Contributions to Climate Change - LPELC webinar

Reducing Emissions from Animal Agriculture

Soil Carbon Center, Kansas State University
USDA climate change page
Livestock's Long Shadow, FAO report
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Dairy Sector, FAO report
Climate Friendly Farming Project, Washington State University
Agriculture's Role in Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Capture, ASA, CSSA, SSSA
The Consortium for Agricultural Soil Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases
Comet VR soil carbon sequestration model, Colorado State University

Carbon Footprints and Life Cycle Analysis

EPA LCA Resources
A common carbon footprint approach for dairy - The International Dairy Federation guide for standard lifecycle assessment methodology for the dairy sector
Dairy Greenhouse Gas Model USDA - Ag Research Service
Innovation Center for US Dairy GHG/LCA page
Shades of Green Calculator The Organic Center Dairy LCA
Comet VR soil carbon sequestration model, Colorado State University

Current Greenhouse Gas Regulations

Large Livestock and Poultry Operations Are Required to Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Author: Crystal Powers, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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