{"id":20081129,"date":"2021-12-02T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thethirdpole.net\/?p=81129"},"modified":"2021-12-15T11:51:06","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T06:21:06","slug":"why-india-neglecting-methane-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/climate\/why-india-neglecting-methane-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Why India is neglecting its methane problem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Last month at <a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/tag\/cop26\/\">COP26<\/a> in Glasgow, more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalmethanepledge.org\/\">100 countries pledged<\/a> to reduce global methane emissions by 30% by the end of the decade, compared with 2020 levels. If implemented in full, scientists said, the pledge could stave off <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/statement_21_5766\">0.2 degrees Celsius<\/a> of warming by 2050. India, currently the world\u2019s third-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wri.org\/insights\/interactive-chart-shows-changes-worlds-top-10-emitters\">largest methane emitter<\/a>, was a notable absence from the list of signatories, along with China and Russia, the first and second-biggest emitters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But while the urgency of reducing global emissions of the potent greenhouse gas is ever increasing, Indian scientists caution that drastically cutting methane emissions in the country would involve a radical overhaul of its agricultural system, something that India may not be economically and technically ready for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/7995798\/embed\" title=\"Interactive or visual content\" class=\"flourish-embed-iframe\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px;\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-forms allow-scripts allow-downloads allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe><div style=\"width:100%!;margin-top:4px!important;text-align:right!important;\"><a class=\"flourish-credit\" href=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/7995798\/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_campaign=visualisation\/7995798\" target=\"_top\" style=\"text-decoration:none!important\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-rise-of-methane\">The rise of methane<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past 200 years, human activity has doubled the amount of methane in the atmosphere. Methane is the second-biggest source of global warming after carbon dioxide (CO2), and is estimated to be responsible for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcarbonproject.org\/methanebudget\/20\/hl-compact.htm\">23%<\/a> of all warming caused by greenhouse gases. Unlike CO2, which can survive in the atmosphere for centuries, methane lingers for only around 12 years, but its heat-trapping potential is about 80 times higher than that of carbon dioxide over a 20-year timespan. Methane can also further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eci.ox.ac.uk\/research\/energy\/downloads\/methaneuk\/chapter02.pdf\">break down into CO2<\/a> when it combines with other atmospheric gases such as oxygen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Methane is generated when organic matter decomposes in an environment with little to no oxygen, for example underwater, or in an animal\u2019s intestine as food is digested, a process known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccacoalition.org\/en\/activity\/enteric-fermentation\">enteric fermentation<\/a>. Plants growing in standing water, like rice, generate a lot of methane, but livestock rearing remains the biggest contributor within the agricultural sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cd-pull-quote block--pull-quote\"><div class=\"block--pull-quote__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"block--pull-quote__quote\">In India, agriculture is the biggest source of methane, but also it is one of the hardest sectors to abate<\/blockquote><cite class=\"block--pull-quote__cite\">Abhishek Jain, Council on Energy, Environment and Water<\/cite><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Methane is also released through the exploitation of fossil fuels, during the process of oil, coal and gas exploration, extraction and processing. While the energy sector used to be the main methane emitter until about two decades ago, and is still a major contributor, agriculture is now the biggest human-made source of methane, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nies.go.jp\/whatsnew\/20210129\/20210129-e.html\">latest data<\/a> from the international research initiative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcarbonproject.org\/methanebudget\/index.htm\">Global Methane Budget<\/a>. It estimates that agriculture contributes to 27.3% of total methane emissions, while wetlands are the biggest source of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/reports\/methane-tracker-2020\">naturally produced<\/a> methane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prabir K. Patra, a scientist at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology and a contributor to Global Methane Budget, noted that agriculture is emerging as the main sticking point in discussions of how to abate methane emissions globally. \u201cIt is very difficult, if not impossible, to reduce global methane emissions by 30%,\u201d as the new COP26 pledge mandates, \u201cif the agriculture sector is not taken properly into account,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-india-s-methane-hotspots\">India\u2019s methane hotspots<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn India, agriculture is the biggest source of methane, but also it is one of the hardest sectors to abate,\u201d said Abhishek Jain, energy and livelihoods researcher at the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), a Delhi-based thinktank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/escientificpublishers.com\/methane-and-nitrous-oxide-emissions-from-livestock-in-india-impact-of-land-use-change-JAA-02-0014\">Studies<\/a> show that 63% of India\u2019s agricultural methane emissions come from livestock, while rice farming contributes nearly 11%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cd-pullout-stat alignleft undefined block--pullout-stat\"><p class=\"block--pullout-stat__title\">63%<\/p><div class=\"block--pullout-stat__content\"><p>Proportion of India\u2019s agricultural methane emissions that come from livestock<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Indu Murthy, a senior researcher at the thinktank Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy, \u201cIndia has been clear about its stance on agriculture, and has been consciously steering clear of discussions around emissions from the agriculture sector.\u201d She explained that agriculture employs a very large number of people in India, but many agricultural workers remain saddled with poverty. At this stage, she said, the country cannot afford to place an additional burden on the sector by pursuing aggressive reforms aimed at mitigating its climate impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-cd-related-news alignright block--related-news loading\" data-post-id=\"20080654\"><div class=\"block--related-news__image\"><\/div><div class=\"block--related-news__content\"><span class=\"block--related-news__heading\">Recommended<\/span><span class=\"block--related-news__title\"><\/span><\/div><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>CEEW\u2019s Jain said that India\u2019s hesitancy to join a methane phasedown drive can be explained by the lack of mature solutions to mitigate emissions from livestock globally, which makes it difficult for the country to commit to a target.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suresh Babu, senior fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, echoed Jain\u2019s concerns. \u201cThough India has seen some strong determination to mitigate climate change by focusing on renewable energy,\u201d he said, \u201cits agriculture sector has not received much attention\u201d in terms of policies and research to phase down the emissions embedded in its processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-better-crop-management-to-reduce-methane\">Better crop management to reduce methane<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>India has the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfsm.gov.in\/StatusPaper\/Rice2016.pdf\">largest area under rice cultivation<\/a> in the world \u2013 even more than China, which is the leading rice producer. This means the country produces a lot of rice, but does so inefficiently. Most of India\u2019s agriculture is still rain-fed, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfsm.gov.in\/StatusPaper\/Rice2016.pdf\">90%<\/a> of the land belongs to smallholder farmers, with rice productivity 45.8% lower than the world average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-cd-related-news alignright block--related-news loading\" data-post-id=\"20073486\"><div class=\"block--related-news__image\"><\/div><div class=\"block--related-news__content\"><span class=\"block--related-news__heading\">Recommended<\/span><span class=\"block--related-news__title\"><\/span><\/div><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>With better crop-management techniques, countries like Japan have shown that a steep and fast reduction of methane emissions is possible. By adopting methods such as the\u00a0System of Rice Intensification (SRI), and Modified Pattern of System of Rice Intensification (MSRI), since 1990 Japan has managed to increase yields through precisely managing soil, water and fertilisers, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalmethane.org\/expo-docs\/india10\/postexpo\/ag_nagata.pdf\">decrease methane emissions<\/a> from rice production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBecause the soil is kept moist and aerated [under SRI and MSRI], methane emissions are significantly reduced, also saving irrigation costs for the farmers,\u201d Patra said. \u201cSignificant savings also come from the reduction in the use of seeds and fertilisers. All these benefits come without compromising on the crop yield.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These same methods have potential in India, according to Patra. Ultimately, Patra said, the problem of methane emissions from India\u2019s rice cultivation is \u201cjust a management issue\u201d. By adapting to better technologies, he said, \u201cwe will not hurt the economy, instead we will improve the system overall for the farmers\u201d. But emissions from animal husbandry, he fears, are a harder nut to crack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-problem-with-animal-husbandry\">The problem with animal husbandry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Global production of meat, dairy and poultry has <a href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/meat-production\">quadrupled<\/a> in the past 50 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/meat-production#meat-consumption-tends-to-rise-as-we-get-richer\">Studies predict<\/a> that as countries develop and families\u2019 incomes increase, meat and dairy will account for increasing proportions of people\u2019s diets. \u201cInnovation in the [livestock] feed that can reduce methane emissions from animals [by changing their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0301479721007556\">diet<\/a>] is mainly in the experimental and pilot phases with limited commercialisation,\u201d Jain explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>India\u2019s livestock population has <a href=\"https:\/\/vikaspedia.in\/agriculture\/agri-directory\/reports-and-policy-briefs\/20th-livestock-census#:~:text=The%20total%20number%20of%20cattle,the%20previous%20census%20(2012).\">grown<\/a> by 4.6% since 2012, and the count of its cattle rose by 18% in the last census, a figure that is expected to increase in the coming years. While it is difficult to estimate future methane emissions trends with precision, Patra said he believes that methane emissions are bound to keep rising with the growth of the livestock sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suresh Babu suggested that with the current policy regime in place, it may become difficult to control India\u2019s bovine population. India\u2019s sacred cow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.policyforum.net\/sacred-cows-discriminatory-dogma\/\">policy<\/a> does not permit the culling of cows. \u201cThe government should look at this issue not just from an ideological perspective but also from an economical and ecological perspective,\u201d Babu said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jain believes that India could partially reduce its methane emissions from animal husbandry by increasing the productivity of its livestock, which would in turn reduce the number of animals reared. India\u2019s milk yields remain about five times lower than the best-performing countries like the USA, but India should address this without adopting methods that have proved problematic in Western countries, such as the overuse of antibiotics and hormones, Jain added. \u201cEven without such interventions, there is ample scope to improve milk yields through selective breeding and balanced feed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uncertainty also looms large when it comes to wetland and freshwater systems. \u201cWith increase in global temperatures, soil and water warm up and wetlands emit more methane,\u201d said Patra. \u201cWe know what might increase methane emissions in the future,\u201d he explained, \u201cbut we are not sure what [steps may be needed to] decrease them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world\u2019s third-largest emitter of the potent greenhouse gas, India is hesitant to join global phasedown 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