Dairy co-op Arla to pay farmers more for milk if climate targets met

The co-op hopes to reduce emissions on farms by 30% for each kilo of milk produced by 2030, and reach carbon net zero by 2050. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

The dairy co-operative Arla Foods has announced it will pay its farmers more money for the milk they produce if they meet new environmental sustainability targets.

Arla is introducing the “sustainability incentive” with the aim of promoting and funding the reduction of emissions on the farms of its 8,900 members, based in the UK and six other European countries including Denmark, Sweden and Germany.