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CERN has developed several strategies to reduce the use and release of greenhouse gases (GHG), including environmentally friendly gas mixtures and recovery systems for detector exhaust. Among these gases, CF₄ plays a significant role, contributing about 20% of CERN’s direct GHG emissions. Building on this expertise, the CH₄ Livestock Emission (CH4rLiE) project—born as a spin-off of the CMS experiment—addresses methane emissions from livestock farming. Methane has a much higher global warming potential than CO₂ and represents a substantial fraction of human-induced climate impact. CH4rLiE focuses on capturing methane already released in barn environments using a dedicated recovery system inspired by CMS Cathode Strip Chambers CF₄ technologies. This poster presents the project outcomes, including simulations of gas diffusion, on-site methane monitoring in barns, and the development and testing of a prototype methane capture system aimed at mitigating livestock-related emissions.
