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Ammonia Emissions, Impacts, and Mitigation Strategies for Poultry Production: A Critical Review
This review paper examines factors impacting ammonia (NH3) emissions within the poultry sector. The authors acknowledge that NH3 is of particular concern for its effects on air quality, the environment, and “manure nutrient losses.”
More DetailsEnvironmental Burdens of Small-Scale Intensive Pig Production in China
The authors use a life-cycle assessment to identify primary sources of environmental impacts (using six categories from the ReCiPe framework) along the production process (from birth to arrival at the slaughterhouse) for pigs in small scale intensive systems in China.
More DetailsProtected Area Planning to Conserve Biodiversity in an Uncertain Future
This 2023 study used a hierarchical optimization approach to identify which protected areas containing endangered species need to be spatially reconfigured in order to protect them from climate change risk, land use change risk, and risk from weak governance.
More DetailsGreenhouse Gas Emissions in the European Union, 2013-2021
Specific to farmed-animals, data is available for the following sectors: fuel combustion in agriculture, forestry and fishing; “livestock”; manure management related to various farmed animals (e.g., cattle and pigs); and, enteric fermentation of farmed animals (e.g., cattle and pigs).
More DetailsWhere Species Don’t Meet: Invisibilized Animals, Urban Nature and City Limits
This paper provides an argument against prioritizing a multispecies entanglement approach when considering how to combat climate change.
More DetailsEnvironmental Sustainability and Footprints of Global Aquaculture
The authors evaluated the sustainability of different countries’ aquaculture industries by developing a food-energy-water-carbon (FEWC) composite sustainability index.
More DetailsEnvironmental and Human Health Challenges of Industrial Livestock and Poultry Farming in China and their Mitigation
in the context of growing industrialized livestock and poultry production in China, this review article examines the pollutants emitted by concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and their consequences for CAFO workers, communities, and the food system.
More DetailsClimate Change and the American Diet
Highlighting the critical nature of large scale dietary shifts towards plant-based foods in reaching climate and environmental goals, this survey assesses current behavior, knowledge, and potential for behavioral change within American consumers.
More DetailsInside Big Beef’s Climate Messaging Machine: Confuse, Defend and Downplay
This article is an expose on the beef industry’s public relations messaging machine that includes an influencer training program, as well as a monitoring command center, that seeks to influence public opinion and policy and minimize beef’s role in the climate crisis.
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