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1. The Sustainability Challenge of Dairy Livestock Systems

Authors : Jorge Zafrilla, Ángela García-Alaminos, Fabio Monsalve

Published in: Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Dairy Farms

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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In this chapter, the authors describe the current situation of the global dairy livestock industry under the influence and challenge of the commitments of the so-called Paris Agreement. Firstly, the key points of the Agreement affecting the livestock and dairy systems are discussed within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals. Next, a detailed analysis of the evolution of the activity and the greenhouse gas emissions of the industry is presented. Finally, a summary of current environmental solutions and bioeconomy alternatives will contribute to enriching the discussion.

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For the sake of visual clarity, Figs. 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 show a regional aggregation proposal: EU all EU-28 countries; NAFTA includes USA, Mexico and Canada; RoW Europe all non-EU-28 countries; RoW America all Central and South-American countries, with the exception of Mexico; RoW Asia-Pacific all Asian and Pacific countries with the exception of India, China and Russia.

The lower percentage represents the participation of emissions from enteric fermentation over total direct emissions of each region. The upper percentage represents the participation of each region’s total direct emissions over worldwide raw milk industry direct emissions.

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Title: The Sustainability Challenge of Dairy Livestock Systems
Authors: Jorge Zafrilla
Ángela García-Alaminos
Fabio Monsalve
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Dairy Farms
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-46059-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-46060-0

Copyright Year: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46060-0_1

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