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A simple model for the estimation of turbofan engine performance in all airborne phases of flight

The Aeronautical Journal December 2024 Vol 128 No 1330 Global air transport is a significant contributor to anthropogenic environmental impact. The use of kerosene for propulsion produces carbon dioxide and water vapour, both greenhouse gases, plus a mixture of nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide that changes the levels of atmospheric, ozone and methane, also greenhouse gases.…

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Reducing rumen protozoa mitigates methane emission

Livestock farming is responsible for 14.5% of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, with half of them represented by methane emissions, mostly produced by ruminants. In addition, enteric methane production by ruminants represents up to 6% of energy loss for the animal. Reduction of methanogenesis is then important to limit the negative environmental impacts of ruminants and to improve their feed efficiency.

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Land Use vs. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Localising Livestock Feed Production

Soya beans is an important protein feedstuff for livestock. It is common practice that farmers would produce grains for livestock and import soya beans from other farms (mainly from South America). But this practice, which disconnects the production of grains and protein crops, reduces the effectiveness of some ecological functions (e.g. nutrient cycling and pest control) that could mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from livestock production. Moreover, soya bean production and expansion in South America is linked to GHG emissions resulting from deforestation in that region.

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