Dairy companies ‘turning blind eye’ to global methane emissions, report suggests

Assessment of leading dairy and coffee shop chains reveals failure to set out methane reduction targetsBig dairy companies are “turning a blind eye” to climate-damaging methane emissions, an assessment of the industry’s performance has found.Animal agriculture accounts for 32% of global emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas about 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period, with the breeding of cattle for milk and meat a key driver. Continue reading...