Livestock greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation potential in Europe

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• livestock 84%
• greenhouse gas emissions 78%
• mitigation 68%
• Europe 61%
• land use change 24%
• land use 17%
• grassland 14%
• product 12%
• wastage 11%
• livestock farming 10%
• food consumption 10%
• food waste 10%
• environmental health 9%
• import 8%
• carbon sequestration 8%
• grazing 7%
• human health 7%
• consumption 6%
• food 6%
• land 4%

Agriculture & Biology

• greenhouse gas emissions 100%
• livestock 73%
• livestock products 37%
• land use change 32%
• land use 25%
• food waste 22%
• grasslands 15%
• grazing lands 12%
• feed grains 11%
• beef production 11%
• environmental health 10%
• carbon sequestration 10%
• livestock production 9%
• food consumption 9%
• imports 8%
• human health 8%
• dairies 8%
• beef 7%
• milk production 7%

Chemical Compounds

• Food 18%
• Reduction 11%
• Carbon Atom 5%
• Amount 5%