Why Kenyan rangeland cattle need new methane emission factors
This blog explains why default methane emission factors used in national greenhouse gas inventories do not adequately represent Kenya’s diverse rangeland and pastoral cattle systems. Using site-specific measurements from three ranching and pastoral systems in southern Kenya, the study demonstrates h...
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| author | Gurmu, Endale Balcha Arndt, Claudia |
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| description | This blog explains why default methane emission factors used in national greenhouse gas inventories do not adequately represent Kenya’s diverse rangeland and pastoral cattle systems. Using site-specific measurements from three ranching and pastoral systems in southern Kenya, the study demonstrates how differences in breed, body weight, feed quality, and animal mobility lead to substantial variation in methane emissions. The findings highlight the importance of adopting IPCC Tier 2, system-specific emission factors to improve inventory accuracy and support effective climate mitigation strategies for Kenyan livestock systems. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1793062025-12-29T05:56:33Z Why Kenyan rangeland cattle need new methane emission factors Gurmu, Endale Balcha Arndt, Claudia methane emission rangelands cattle pastoral systems greenhouse gases This blog explains why default methane emission factors used in national greenhouse gas inventories do not adequately represent Kenya’s diverse rangeland and pastoral cattle systems. Using site-specific measurements from three ranching and pastoral systems in southern Kenya, the study demonstrates how differences in breed, body weight, feed quality, and animal mobility lead to substantial variation in methane emissions. The findings highlight the importance of adopting IPCC Tier 2, system-specific emission factors to improve inventory accuracy and support effective climate mitigation strategies for Kenyan livestock systems. 2025-08-11 2025-12-29T05:56:32Z 2025-12-29T05:56:32Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179306 en Open Access International Livestock Research Institute Gurmu, E. and Arndt, C. 2025. Why Kenyan rangeland cattle need new methane emission factors. Blog Post. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI. |
| spellingShingle | methane emission rangelands cattle pastoral systems greenhouse gases Gurmu, Endale Balcha Arndt, Claudia Why Kenyan rangeland cattle need new methane emission factors |
| title | Why Kenyan rangeland cattle need new methane emission factors |
| title_full | Why Kenyan rangeland cattle need new methane emission factors |
| title_fullStr | Why Kenyan rangeland cattle need new methane emission factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Why Kenyan rangeland cattle need new methane emission factors |
| title_short | Why Kenyan rangeland cattle need new methane emission factors |
| title_sort | why kenyan rangeland cattle need new methane emission factors |
| topic | methane emission rangelands cattle pastoral systems greenhouse gases |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179306 |
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