Reply to Comment on ‘Estimating methane emissions from manure: a suitable case for treatment?. Is all well with estimates of methane emissions from manure management?’

Abstract This short piece is a response to the comment by Anthony and colleagues on our paper on methane emissions from manure management published in this journal in 2024. It explains the motive behind publishing our paper – that we judged there was insufficient attention being paid to manure management as a source of methane emissions compared to enteric emissions, and that our field measurements were suggesting levels of emissions significantly higher than what we would expect from the calculations in the National Inventory. Our response clarifies aspects of the methodology and presents further analysis of the claim that covering a slurry storage facility will increase emissions. We reiterate our conclusion that it would be valuable to develop a stronger understanding of the potential variability of methane emissions from manure management under different geographical and environmental conditions.