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1147: Low carbon footprints for lamb and beef farms
This paper is taken from CCW Policy Research Report No.10/8, “Measuring holistic carbon footprints for lamb and beef farms in the Cambrian Mountains Initiative” by Rachel Taylor, Anna Jones and Gareth Edwards-Jones, Bangor University.
Year of Publication2010
On average the 20 lamb and beef farms in Mid-Wales surveyed absorbed 58% of their emissions footprint, with three of the farms absorbing more carbon emissions than they produced.
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- Subject Collection > Environmental impact > Climate change
- Subject Collection > Livestock & dairy > Sheep production
- Subject Collection > Livestock & dairy > Beef production
- Subject Collection > Environmental impact
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