一个多层面的框架,以推进国家乳制品行业的温室气体减排在以色列
Meidad Kissinger1, Shir Triky1, Tzafrir Grinhut2
1The Department of Environmental, Geoinformatics and Urban Planning Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
The Science of the total environment
|March 17, 2024
概括
奶牛农场的温室气体 (GHG) 排放量各不相同. 这项研究制定了一个框架,以评估以色列温室气体减排潜力,发现平均碳足迹为每公斤牛奶1.18公斤CO2e.
科学领域:
- 农业科学 农业科学
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 气候变化研究 气候变化研究
背景情况:
- 乳制品生产中的温室气体 (GHG) 排放量因农场的特点和管理而有很大差异.
- 制定有针对性的减排战略需要了解不同规模的排放多样性.
研究的目的:
- 为评估以色列乳制品行业温室气体减排潜力引入一个多层次框架.
- 在农场层面分析温室气体强度,并将结果推断到区域和国家层面.
主要方法:
- 对以色列145家奶牛场的代表样本进行了温室气体排放的生命周期评估.
- 将农场级数据推断为区域和国家排放估计.
- 分析受地理位置,农场规模和管理实践影响的排放因素.
主要成果:
- 以色列乳制品农场的平均碳足迹为每公斤牛奶 (FPCM) 的1.18公斤CO2e,范围为0.8至1.64.
- 据估计,以色列整个乳制品行业的年度碳足迹为1,777,800的二氧化碳,即二氧化碳.
- 确定了有助于排放变化的特定农场特征和管理实践.
结论:
- 一个多层次的框架有效地突出了乳制品行业内的排放热点和减缓机会.
- 定制的国家温室气体减排计划对于解决乳制品生产系统的异质性至关重要.
- 该研究为针对性干预提供了数据驱动的基础,以减少以色列奶牛养殖对环境的影响.
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