Twelfth International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses

Abstract

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report, animal husbandry and related production departments together produce around 18% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. GHG emissions control in the agricultural and food sectors should be considered as an important instrument to support environmental management to mitigate the effects of climate change. In the context of the global increase in food demand, emission reduction efforts must focus on all links in the food production chain, especially animal production. Therefore, there is a need for accurate identification of emission sources and dissemination of agricultural practices that would contribute to reducing emissions in all production cells. A detailed quantitative assessment of GHG emissions is needed to conduct objective comparisons and select the best technological solutions according to the emissivity criterion. For this purpose, a computer program was used with the possibility of modeling gaseous emissions of pollutants in farms. Modeling emissions using this program may be necessary to prepare reports on the impact of investments on the environment, or collect fees for using the environment. The described method of forecasting GHG emissions from a farm is an easy way to determine the environmental load. The use of emission factors gives a quick answer about the size of the farm’s emissions, indicates the legitimacy of using pollution neutralization methods to counteract climate change.