Comprehensive control of odors, hydrogen sulfide (H2S), ammonia (NH3), and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with swine production is a critical need. The objective of this paper is to review the use of soybean peroxidase (SBP) and peroxides as a manure additive to mitigate emissions of odorous volatile organic compounds (VOC), NH3, H2S, and GHGs. Soybean peroxidase plus peroxide (SBPP)...

We designed scenarios for impact assessment that explicitly address policy choices and uncertainty in climate response. Economic projections and the resulting greenhouse gas emissions for the “no climate policy” scenario and two stabilization scenarios: at 4.5 W/m and 3.7 W/m by 2100 are provided. They can be used for a broader climate impact assessment for the US and other regions, with the go...

One of the assumptions underlying efforts to convert cropping land, especially marginal crop land, to plantations is that there will be a net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, with a gas "sink" replacing a high energy system in which the breakdown of biomass is routinely accelerated to prepare for new crops. This research, based on case studies in Kingaroy in southeast Queensland, compares...

Knutti and Plattner (2012, hereinafter KP) wholly mischaracterize the ‘‘warming discrepancy’’ that we presented in our paper (Schwartz et al. 2010, hereinafter S10). Briefly, we noted that the calculated increase in global temperature due to long-lived greenhouse gases (LLGHGs) alone greatly exceeds the observed warming. We then examined possible causes of this discrepancy, importantly, thermal...

The Australian per capita consumption of ruminant meat such as beef and lamb has declined over the last two decades. Over the same period, however, per capita consumption of non-ruminant meat such as chicken and pork has continued to increase. Furthermore, it is now observed that the human consumption of kangaroo meat is on the rise. This study investigates the implications of these changes in ...

A new protocol similar to EPA method TO-14A was established to quantify and report variations in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from different ground level area sources (GLAS) in a free-stall dairy in central Texas. The objective of the study was to estimate and compare methane (CH4), carbon dioxide (CO2), and nitrous oxide (N2O) emission factors (EFs) from different GLAS using this new protoco...

We analyse the impacts of a change in consumers’ preference forNovel Protein Foods (NPFs), i.e. a lifestyle change with respect to meat consumption, and the impacts of environmental policies e.g. tradable emission permits for greenhouse gases (GHGs) or an EU ammonia (NH3) emission bound per hectare. For our analysis we use a global applied general equilibrium (AGE) model that includes consumers...

A simple and fundamental environmental policy question is: If a country makes a commitment to constrain or keep emissions at or below a target level in some future time period, does it make a difference if the commitment is expressed as a limit on the absolute level of emissions or on the intensity of emissions? Nowhere is this question more relevant than in the design of policies to mitigate t...

This study presents a 2014 high-resolution spatially disaggregated emission inventory (0.025° × 0.025° horizontal resolution), of the main activities in the energy sector in Argentina. The sub-sectors considered are public generation of electricity, oil refineries, cement production, transport (maritime, air, rail and road), residential and commercial. The following pollutants were included: gr...