Methane emissions from 15 meat and dairy companies rival EU
Mixed methane emissions from 15 of the arena's largest meat and dairy groups are higher than those of several of the arena's largest nations, including Russia, Canada and Australia, according to a new look.
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and Changing Markets Foundation revealed that emissions from companies - five meat companies and 10 dairy companies - accounted for over 80% of the EU's total methane footprint and account for 11.1% of the sector's farmed animal methane emissions. /p>
"It just blew my mind," said IATP European Workplace Director Shefali Sharma. "We can't just have this handful of groups controlling so many animals." type="model.Dotcomrendering.PageElements.RichLinkBlockElement" magnificence="dcr-1mfia18"/>
Methane, expelled by cows and their manure, is far more potent than carbon dioxide , trapping heat 80 times more effectively and emissions are , according to the UN.
Researchers admit in the filing that a loss of agency transparency makes it difficult to correct measurement of greenhouse gas emissions. The results were predicted primarily based on publicly available data on meat and milk production and local livestock practices.
The report comes as the Cop27 climate conference is taking place in Egypt, where politicians and business leaders discuss the role of agriculture and are accused of being .
Si the 15 organizations were treated as a rustic, the report notes that it would be the tenth largest greenhouse gas-emitting jurisdiction in the world. Their mixed emissions exceed those of the oil companies made up of ExxonMobil, BP and Shell, researchers have found. spacefinder-type="model.Dotcomrendering.PageElements.RichLinkBlockElement" elegance="dcr-1mfia18"/>
Researchers identified male or female breeding organizations, including JBS, the largest meat agency in the industry, and French dairy giant Danone.
JBS's methane emissions "far exceed all other organizations", according to the filing, exceeding mixed farm animal emissions from France, Germany and Canada and New Zealand.
The 2nd largest meat employer in the world, Tyson, produces about as much methane for livestock as Russia, researchers say, and Dairy Farmers of America produces as much as the UK.
JBS has no did not respond to requests for comment.
Tyson and Dairy Farmers of America declined interview requests. A spokesman for Dairy Farmers of America said in an email that the assessment of the employer's record with British broadcasts "is not an apples-to-apples contrast and is clearly an attempt to make the sensational headlines". Dairy Farmers of America is "committed to being part of climate solutions," the company brought.
The filing encouraged reforms to reduce emissions and degradation of the climate, including governments requiring agencies to register greenhouse gas emissions and foster a "just transition" away from factory farming using the shrinking range of animals compatible with the farm. Companies also need to set targets to reduce emissions and be more transparent about methane production, the report concludes. to farmers and businesses to reduce greenhouse gases. But change is unlikely unless the Environmental Protection Agency is allowed to alter those emissions, said Cathy Day, weather policy coordinator with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition.
"There's a story to watch out for about the simplest incentives, to focus on environmental problems by paying people to clean them up instead of requiring humans to fix them," she said. said "My opinion is that we won't get there without regulatory solutions."
The 15 groups studied are totally based on 10 international sites, five of which have accelerated emissions methane from livestock within the past decade, the document says China's emissions have improved by 17%, far more than those of other countries.
Good that it can be useful for people to consume less meat and produ its dairy, Sharma said, the right option to reduce methane emissions have become necessary to end industrial agriculture.
"We're not saying humans have to go vegan or vegetarian," Sharma said. "We're just saying we have to do it higher."
Mixed methane emissions from 15 of the arena's largest meat and dairy groups are higher than those of several of the arena's largest nations, including Russia, Canada and Australia, according to a new look.
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and Changing Markets Foundation revealed that emissions from companies - five meat companies and 10 dairy companies - accounted for over 80% of the EU's total methane footprint and account for 11.1% of the sector's farmed animal methane emissions. /p>
"It just blew my mind," said IATP European Workplace Director Shefali Sharma. "We can't just have this handful of groups controlling so many animals." type="model.Dotcomrendering.PageElements.RichLinkBlockElement" magnificence="dcr-1mfia18"/>
Methane, expelled by cows and their manure, is far more potent than carbon dioxide , trapping heat 80 times more effectively and emissions are , according to the UN.
Researchers admit in the filing that a loss of agency transparency makes it difficult to correct measurement of greenhouse gas emissions. The results were predicted primarily based on publicly available data on meat and milk production and local livestock practices.
The report comes as the Cop27 climate conference is taking place in Egypt, where politicians and business leaders discuss the role of agriculture and are accused of being .
Si the 15 organizations were treated as a rustic, the report notes that it would be the tenth largest greenhouse gas-emitting jurisdiction in the world. Their mixed emissions exceed those of the oil companies made up of ExxonMobil, BP and Shell, researchers have found. spacefinder-type="model.Dotcomrendering.PageElements.RichLinkBlockElement" elegance="dcr-1mfia18"/>
Researchers identified male or female breeding organizations, including JBS, the largest meat agency in the industry, and French dairy giant Danone.
JBS's methane emissions "far exceed all other organizations", according to the filing, exceeding mixed farm animal emissions from France, Germany and Canada and New Zealand.
The 2nd largest meat employer in the world, Tyson, produces about as much methane for livestock as Russia, researchers say, and Dairy Farmers of America produces as much as the UK.
JBS has no did not respond to requests for comment.
Tyson and Dairy Farmers of America declined interview requests. A spokesman for Dairy Farmers of America said in an email that the assessment of the employer's record with British broadcasts "is not an apples-to-apples contrast and is clearly an attempt to make the sensational headlines". Dairy Farmers of America is "committed to being part of climate solutions," the company brought.
The filing encouraged reforms to reduce emissions and degradation of the climate, including governments requiring agencies to register greenhouse gas emissions and foster a "just transition" away from factory farming using the shrinking range of animals compatible with the farm. Companies also need to set targets to reduce emissions and be more transparent about methane production, the report concludes. to farmers and businesses to reduce greenhouse gases. But change is unlikely unless the Environmental Protection Agency is allowed to alter those emissions, said Cathy Day, weather policy coordinator with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition.
"There's a story to watch out for about the simplest incentives, to focus on environmental problems by paying people to clean them up instead of requiring humans to fix them," she said. said "My opinion is that we won't get there without regulatory solutions."
The 15 groups studied are totally based on 10 international sites, five of which have accelerated emissions methane from livestock within the past decade, the document says China's emissions have improved by 17%, far more than those of other countries.
Good that it can be useful for people to consume less meat and produ its dairy, Sharma said, the right option to reduce methane emissions have become necessary to end industrial agriculture.
"We're not saying humans have to go vegan or vegetarian," Sharma said. "We're just saying we have to do it higher."
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