Carbon footprints of European dairy farming: the role of drained peatlands in GHG assessments

Abstract Climate change is driven by rising greenhouse gases, with food systems contributing a third of emissions. Dairy farming plays a key role, yet LCAs often omit emissions from drained peatlands, which are estimated to release an average of 31.7t CO₂-eq/ha/year used as grasslands. This review h...

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Published in:npj Sustainable Agriculture
Main Authors: Anna-Lena Müller, Ralf Kiese, Clemens Scheer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s44264-025-00085-x