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WHAT IS ENVIROMEAT'S POSITION ON THIS ISSUE? :

Enviroment ran a forum to get the latest information on Agriculture Greenhouse emissions and what we as beef and lamb producers can do to reduce our impact on greenhouse emissions.

KEY POINTS :

Consensus view of +2500 climate scientists:

  • 90 % probability that CC is due to human activities.
  • CO2 , CH4 and N2O are highest in recorded and inferred history
  • Primarily due to combustion of fossil fuels, agriculture and land-use changes.
  • Agricultural Processes contributed 16.5% of the Australian National Sectoral Gas Greenhouse Emissions in 2004

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