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Download the study on the carbon footprint of biogas from pig slurry<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Producing biogas from pig slurry improves the carbon balance of pig production by only around 7% 1<\/sup>. <\/strong>Given the heavy environmental impact of the industry, this is a very small improvement, and does nothing to legitimise the mass production of pigs. The promotion of this biogas serves the economic interests of the industry, but the supposedly favourable balance sheet is based on conventions<\/strong> that take no account of the real environmental impact of pig production, nor of the much more favourable alternatives that exist for the use of biomass and land use <\/strong>(in terms of nutrition, biodiversity and carbon storage).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The distress of the pigs that produce the slurry means that this biogas is a gas of suffering<\/strong>. Biogas plants for conventional pig farms rely on longlasting suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jeanne Cadiou concludes her thesis2<\/sup> on methanisation in the Grand Est region as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “In conclusion, our analysis of the sustainability of methanisation highlights the fact that the challenge of developing agro-ecological methanisation lies, above all, in supporting the transition of agriculture.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n We need to add and to clarify: “… and in supporting the transition of livestock farming”.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"\n Carbon balance and intellectual swindle<\/p>\n\n\n\n Download the study on the carbon footprint of biogas from pig slurry<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Producing biogas from pig slurry improves the carbon balance of pig production by only around 7% 1<\/sup>. <\/strong>Given the heavy environmental impact of the industry, this is a very small improvement, and does nothing to legitimise the mass production of pigs. The promotion of this biogas serves the economic interests of the industry, but the supposedly favourable balance sheet is based on conventions<\/strong> that take no account of the real environmental impact of pig production, nor of the much more favourable alternatives that exist for the use of biomass and land use <\/strong>(in terms of nutrition, biodiversity and carbon storage).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The distress of the pigs that produce the slurry means that this biogas is a gas of suffering<\/strong>. Biogas plants for conventional pig farms rely on longlasting suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jeanne Cadiou concludes her thesis2<\/sup> on methanisation in the Grand Est region as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"In conclusion, our analysis of the sustainability of methanisation highlights the fact that the challenge of developing agro-ecological methanisation lies, above all, in supporting the transition of agriculture.\"<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n We need to add and to clarify: \"... and in supporting the transition of livestock farming\".<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false,"raw":""},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":163,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_fr_post_content":"\n T\u00e9l\u00e9charger l'\u00e9tude sur le bilan de la m\u00e9thanisation du lisier<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n La m\u00e9thanisation du lisier de porc am\u00e9liore le bilan carbone<\/strong> de la production des porcs de<\/strong> seulement 7%<\/strong> environ1<\/sup>. Face au lourd impact environnemental de cette fili\u00e8re, cette avanc\u00e9e est tr\u00e8s faible et ne contribue d'aucune mani\u00e8re \u00e0 l\u00e9gitimer la production de masse de porcs. La promotion de cette m\u00e9thanisation sert les int\u00e9r\u00eats \u00e9conomiques de la fili\u00e8re, mais le bilan pr\u00e9tendument favorable repose sur des conventions<\/strong> qui ne tiennent compte ni de l'impact environnemental r\u00e9el de la production des porcs, ni des alternatives nettement plus favorables qui existent pour l'utilisation de la biomasse et l'usage des sols<\/strong> (en termes de nutrition, de biodiversit\u00e9 et de stockage de carbone). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Dans le syst\u00e8me conventionnel la d\u00e9tresse des porcs qui produisent le lisier fait que dans l'engouement pour ce gaz de la souffrance la seule chose qui est rendue \"durable\" c'est la souffrance des animaux<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Jeanne Cadiou termine sa th\u00e8se2<\/sup> sur la m\u00e9thanisation dans le Grand Est ainsi :<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"Pour conclure, notre analyse de la durabilit\u00e9 de la m\u00e9thanisation souligne plus largement que l\u2019enjeu du d\u00e9veloppement d\u2019une m\u00e9thanisation agro\u00e9cologique se situe, avant tout, dans l\u2019enjeu du soutien \u00e0 la transition de l\u2019agriculture.\"<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Nous devons rajouter et pr\u00e9ciser : \"... et dans le soutien \u00e0 la transition de l'\u00e9levage.\"<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Carbon balance and intellectual swindle<\/p>\n\n\n\n Download the study on the carbon footprint of biogas from pig slurry<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Producing biogas from pig slurry improves the carbon balance of pig production by only around 7% 1<\/sup>. <\/strong>Given the heavy environmental impact of the industry, this is a very small improvement, and does nothing to legitimise the mass production of pigs. The promotion of this biogas serves the economic interests of the industry, but the supposedly favourable balance sheet is based on conventions<\/strong> that take no account of the real environmental impact of pig production, nor of the much more favourable alternatives that exist for the use of biomass and land use <\/strong>(in terms of nutrition, biodiversity and carbon storage).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The distress of the pigs that produce the slurry means that this biogas is a gas of suffering<\/strong>. Biogas plants for conventional pig farms rely on longlasting suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jeanne Cadiou concludes her thesis2<\/sup> on methanisation in the Grand Est region as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \"In conclusion, our analysis of the sustainability of methanisation highlights the fact that the challenge of developing agro-ecological methanisation lies, above all, in supporting the transition of agriculture.\"<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n We need to add and to clarify: \"... and in supporting the transition of livestock farming\".<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","_en_post_name":"","_en_post_excerpt":"","_en_post_title":"Biogas from pig slurry, gas from suffering ","edit_language":"en","footnotes":"[]"},"class_list":["post-167","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elevage-ethique.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elevage-ethique.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elevage-ethique.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elevage-ethique.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elevage-ethique.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/elevage-ethique.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":560,"href":"https:\/\/elevage-ethique.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/167\/revisions\/560"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elevage-ethique.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elevage-ethique.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
1 The figure may vary slightly depending on the live weight, source of soya, farming practices\u2026 but the order of magnitude is the same.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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1 The figure may vary slightly depending on the live weight, source of soya, farming practices\u2026 but the order of magnitude is the same.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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1 Le chiffre peut l\u00e9g\u00e8rement varier en fonction du poids vif, de la source de soja, des pratiques culturales... mais l'ordre de grandeur est celui-l\u00e0. <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
2 Jeanne Cadiou: Le d\u00e9ploiement de la politique de m\u00e9thanisation agricole en France : implications pour la transition agro\u00e9cologique, 2023<\/strong><\/h1>\n","_fr_post_name":"gaz-de-la-souffrance","_fr_post_excerpt":"","_fr_post_title":"M\u00e9thanisation du lisier de porc, gaz de la souffrance","_en_post_content":"\n
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1 The figure may vary slightly depending on the live weight, source of soya, farming practices\u2026 but the order of magnitude is the same.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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