<p>Livestock emissions are responsible for almost a a fifth of total global warming, a new study has revealed.</p>
<p>Research from the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre shows methane and nitrous oxide emissions from livestock contributed to 19 percent of the world's global warming in 2010.</p>
<p>An additional 4 percent was due to emissions created when land was converted to pasture.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/343616/livestock-to-blame-for-19-percent-of-global-warming-study" target="_blank"><strong>Read more</strong></a> (external website)</p>
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<h3><a href="media,listing,433,new-research-shows-significant-impact-from-livestock-on-actual-warming.html">Media release: New research shows significant impact from livestock on actual warming</a></h3>
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<h3><a href="science-publications,listing,434,how-much-do-direct-livestock-emissions-actually-contribute-to-global-warming.html">Scientific publication: How much do direct livestock emissions actually contribute to global warming?</a></h3>
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<h3><a href="agricultural-emissions-their-role-in-climate-change-past-present-and-future.html">Dr Andy Reisinger: Agricultural emissions: their role in climate change (video)</a>&nbsp;</h3>
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