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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Damien Gayle

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

Cattle peacefully grazing on field
Animal agriculture accounts for 32% of global methane emissions with the breeding of cattle being a key driver. Photograph: Maureen McLean/REX/Shutterstock

Big 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.

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