Improved Aquaculture
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Aquaculture is a rapidly growing animal food sector, projected to provide 59% of fish for human consumption by 2030. Emissions from feed production, fishmeal processing, and transportation account for 57% of aquaculture’s global greenhouse gas emissions, with the rest arising from nitrogen compound breakdown and on-farm energy use. Project Drawdown’s Improved Aquaculture solution involves replacing diesel and petrol-based generators with hybrid systems incorporating renewable energy sources like solar and wind, reducing emissions from energy use. As many aquaculture operations are still being established, there is an opportunity to minimize emissions by integrating hybrid energy systems from the outset.
Impact:
The application of hybrid energy to producing 38.05-60.93 million metric tons of live weight would reduce carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by 0.50-0.78 gigatons by 2050. Net first cost of installing and operating those hybrid energy systems amounts to US$151.37 to 241.87 billion for 2020-2050, and lifetime net operational savings are US$140.48-223.01 billion. The aquaculture industry is currently developing alternative feed components that might be responsible for important greenhouse gas reductions in the future.
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