Climate change Dairy production has a considerable effect on climate change due to emissions of greenhouse gases such as methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide In the US, the greatest sources of these emissions in milk production include feed production, enteric fermentation and manure managementGreenhouse gases emitted by human activities alter Earth's energy balance and thus its climate Humans also affect climate by changing the nature of the land surfaces (for example by clearing forests for farming) and through the emission of pollutants that affect the amount and type of particles in the atmosphere These gases are typically emitted in smaller quantities, but because they are potent greenhouse gases, they are sometimes referred to as High Global Warming Potential gases ("High GWP gases") Each gas's effect on climate change depends on three main factors How much of these gases are in the atmosphere?
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