Translations:Climate change mitigation/14/en
Carbon dioxide (CO
2) is the dominant emitted greenhouse gas. Methane (CH
4) emissions almost have the same short-term impact. Nitrous oxide (N2O) and fluorinated gases (F-Gases) play a minor role. Livestock and manure produce 5.8% of all greenhouse gas emissions. But this depends on the time frame used to calculate the global warming potential of the respective gas.