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T-3C2-A-2 - Pasture manure dairy cattle

Definition

This emission source is defined by the IPCC in TBD.

Sustainability Category: Red

Red

This activity significantly contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and undermines climate mitigation efforts. The activity should be phased out or fundamentally transformed, with financing directed toward decommissioning, replacement with sustainable alternatives, or radical decarbonization where elimination is not immediately feasible.

Transition Elements

This activity has the following mitigation options modelled as transition elements:

Activity Model

This emission source is modelled with Unknown work type as:

Parameters

Parameter Unit Description
emission_factor_pasture_manure_dairy_cattle_tonne_to_co2e_gram g_co2e_tonne_N Emission factor pasture manure dairy cattle
growth_activity_pasture_manure_dairy_cattle tonne_N_percapita Growth of pasture manure deposition by dairy cattle
start_year_activity_pasture_manure_dairy_cattle tonne_N Pasture manure dairy cattle
work_intensity_direct_operations_use_tonne_N tonne_N_tonne_N work_intensity_direct_operations_use_tonne_N

YAML Specification

sustainability: red
version: 2.1.0
operation:
  growthType: true
  variable: start_year_activity_pasture_manure_dairy_cattle
  growthFactor:
    unitOfMeasure: per_capita
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - growth_activity_pasture_manure_dairy_cattle
work:
- name: fertilising
  unitOfMeasure: tonne_N
  operationToWork:
    unitOfMeasure: tonne_N/tonne_N
    expression: '%[0]'
    variables:
    - work_intensity_direct_operations_use_tonne_N
  input:
  - resource: dairy_cattle_manure_nitrogen
    unitOfMeasure: tonne_N
    resourceToWork:
      unitOfMeasure: tonne_N/tonne_N
      expression: '1'
    emissionFactor:
      unitOfMeasure: g_co2e/tonne_N
      expression: '%[0]'
      variables:
      - emission_factor_pasture_manure_dairy_cattle_tonne_to_co2e_gram