Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The existing livestock practices in Uganda’s cattle industry can be used to limit the emission of greenhouse gases. This is part of the findings from the Support to Rural Sustainable Transformation (SIRGE) project, funded by the European Union. The project aimed at providing more accurate …
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Rome, Italy | Xinhua | Italy’s government on Monday adopted a decree that eliminates excise taxes on some forms of natural gas and methane to help tackle surging energy prices due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. According to a statement from the office of Prime Minister Mario Draghi, excise taxes on gasoline, …
Read More »Global methane emissions soar to record high: study
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Global emissions of methane have reached their highest level on record, according to a study released by Stanford University on Tuesday. The findings are outlined in two papers published in the journal Earth System Science Data and Environmental Research Letters by researchers from the Global …
Read More »Planet-warming methane from livestock underestimated: study
Paris, France | AFP | Emissions of the greenhouse gas methane from livestock are larger than previously thought, posing an additional challenge in the fight to curb global warming, scientists said Friday. Revised calculations of methane produced per head of cattle show that global livestock emissions in 2011 were 11 percent …
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