City-level livestock methane emissions in China from 2010 to 2020.

ABSTRACT: Livestock constitute the world's largest anthropogenic source of methane (CH₄), providing high-protein food to humans but also causing notable climate risks. With rapid urbanization and increasing income levels in China, the livestock sector will face even higher emission pressures, which could jeopardize China's carbon neutrality target. To formulate targeted methane reduction measures, it is crucial to estimate historical and current emissions on fine geographical scales, considering the high spatial heterogeneity and temporal variability of livestock emissions. However, there is currently a lack of time-series data on city-level livestock methane emissions in China, despite the flourishing livestock industry and large amount of meat consumed. In this study, we constructed a c

SUBMITTER: Du M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10902353 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature