Table 6.
Annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the extensive farm (in kg of CO2-eq).
| Abatement (α) | 0% | 10% | 15% | 20% | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Per kg of Milk * | Total | Per kg of Milk | Total | Per kg of Milk | Total | Per kg of Milk | |
| Total GHGs | 305,576 | 4.08 | 275,025 | 3.95 | 259,740 | 3.92 | 244,461 | 3.91 |
| CH4 enteric fermentation | 226,471 | 3.03 | 203,644 | 2.92 | 192,858 | 2.91 | 181,971 | 2.91 |
| CH4 manure | 3207 | 0.04 | 2997 | 0.04 | 2848 | 0.04 | 2690 | 0.04 |
| N2O manure | 59,771 | 0.80 | 55,901 | 0.80 | 53,103 | 0.80 | 50,158 | 0.80 |
| N2O fertilizer | 899 | 0.01 | 450 | 0.01 | 450 | 0.01 | 450 | 0.01 |
| N2O fertilizer-purchased feed | 3250 | 0.04 | 2914 | 0.04 | 2452 | 0.04 | 2050 | 0.03 |
| CO2 energy-purchased feed | 8435 | 0.11 | 7187 | 0.11 | 6371 | 0.10 | 5420 | 0.09 |
| CO2 energy-farm | 3543 | 0.04 | 1536 | 0.02 | 1536 | 0.02 | 1536 | 0.02 |
* These GHGs refer only to milk production. Meat production related GHGs are not presented separately since milk is the main product of the farms. For the allocation of the GHGs between milk and meat the share in the production value is used.