Last reviewed on 12-01-2023

Documentation of California's Greenhouse Gas Inventory (2023 Edition - Last updated on 12-1-2023)

♦ Category: Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use

IPCC: 3A1aii - Livestock - Enteric Fermentation - Cattle - Other Cattle
Sector: Agriculture & Forestry : Enteric Fermentation : Cattle

♦ Activity: Livestock population - Steer stockers

♦ Greenhouse gas: Methane ( CH4 )

► Year 2015 —

● Greenhouse gas emission estimate —

Amount: 15,297 tonnes of CH4 Emitted (382,424 tonnes CO2 Eq.)
Basis: Model
Calculation: Cattle enteric fermentation model
Reference: USEPA (2013). Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Annex 3.10: Methodology for Estimating CH4 Emissions from Enteric Fermentation. https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-12/documents/us-ghg-inventory-2013-annexes.pdf

● Activity level used in calculations —

Activity: Livestock population = 260,137 head of Steer stockers
Basis: Model
Calculation: Cattle life cycle model
Reference: USEPA (2013). Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Annex 3.10: Methodology for Estimating CH4 Emissions from Enteric Fermentation. https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-12/documents/us-ghg-inventory-2013-annexes.pdf
Reference: DATA NOT AVAILABLE - Values were extrapolated from years for which data were available.

● Parameters and Constants used in calculations —

Parameter: Not applicable
Constant: Global warming potential of CH4 = 25
Reference: IPCC (2007). Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Solomon S., Qin D., Manning M., Chen Z., Marquis M., Averyt K.B., Tignor M., and Miller H.L. (eds.). http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_ipcc_fourth_assessment_report_synthesis_report.htm

● Greenhouse gas emitted per unit activity (derived from values listed above) —

Amount: 58,804 g (i.e. 58.8 kg) of CH4 per head of Steer stockers
1,470,088 g (i.e. 1.47 tonnes) of CO2eq. per head of Steer stockers