Comparison of emission estimates for non‐CO2 greenhouse gases from livestock and poultry in Korea from 1990 to 2010 |
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| Authors: | Chunhyun Paik Yongjoo Chung Hugon Kim Young Jin Kim |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Industrial Management Engineering, Dongeui University, Busan, Republic of Korea;2. Department of e‐Business, Busan University of Foreign Studies, Busan, Republic of Korea;3. Department of Business Administration, Kyungsung University, Busan, Republic of Korea;4. Department of Systems Management and Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan, Republic of Korea |
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| Abstract: | It has often been claimed that non‐carbon dioxide greenhouse gases (NCGGs), such as methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated greenhouse gases, are significant contributors to climate change. Here we nvestigate emission estimates of methane and nitrous oxide from livestock and poultry production, which is recognized as a major source of those NCGGs, in Korea over the period of 1990 through 2010. Based on the data on livestock and poultry populations, emission estimates of methane and nitrous oxide are first derived based on the Tier 1 approach. Then, the Tier 2 approach is adopted to obtain emission estimates of methane and nitrous oxide from cattle, which are known to be the largest sources of these NCGGs and account for about 70% of emissions from livestock and poultry in Korea. The result indicates that the Tier 2 estimates of methane and nitrous oxide emissions from enteric fermentation and manure management are significantly different from the Tier 1 estimates over the analysis period. |
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| Keywords: | greenhouse gas emissions IPCC Tier 1 and Tier 2 approaches livestock and poultry methane and nitrous oxide non‐carbon dioxide greenhouse gases |
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