Fact Check: Misleading UK CO₂ Figures Exposed
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fact Check: Misleading UK CO₂ Figures Exposed

Deccan Chronicle  

Claim : Social media post shows calculations to suggest UK’s contribution to climate change is negligible Meanwhile, a post in circulation on the social media claims that the UK produces under 1% of global CO2 emissions. produces under 1% of global CO2 emissionsCO2 is 0.04% of the atmosphereHumans create 3% of the 0.04% = 0.0012%U.K. is responsible for 1% of 3% of 0.04% = 0.000012%Cow farts create 4% of UK emissions4% of 1% of 3% of 0.04% = 0.0000003% pic.twitter.com/OkdmqpWLOg Bill Gates is scamming us👋U.K. is responsible for 1% of 3% of 0.04% = 0.000012%Cow farts create 4% of UK emissions4% of 1% of 3% of 0.04% = 0.0000003% pic.twitter.com/OkdmqpWLOg Fact Check : The claim is Misleading.

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UK virology lab developing ‘cow fart’ vaccine to reduce methane emission, fight global warming
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UK virology lab developing ‘cow fart’ vaccine to reduce methane emission, fight global warming

Firstpost  

Cows primarily release methane through belching and flatulence, contributing to global warming. Researchers at the UK’s Pirbright Institute are developing a vaccine to reduce these emissions, supported by a $9.4 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund. The goal is to create a single-dose vaccine administered early in a cow’s life to cut methane emissions by at least 30%. Some …

How will taxing cattle’s burps, farts tackle climate change?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

How will taxing cattle’s burps, farts tackle climate change?

Firstpost  

Denmark has planned to impose the world’s first emissions tax on livestock from 2030. The problem of methane emissions Methane, the second most common greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide, accounts for about 16 per cent of global emissions. Denmark’s new cattle emissions tax Denmark has decided to implement the world’s first emissions tax on livestock. The rebate will increase if …

Researchers work to reduce emissions in dairy industry
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Researchers work to reduce emissions in dairy industry

China Daily  

Editor's note: China Daily is publishing a series illustrating the country's efforts to achieve its carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals. LIAN ZHEN/XINHUA With China's appetite for milk showing no signs of turning sour, a team of scientists has embarked on a groundbreaking mission in the Inner Mongolian autonomous region to create low-methane-emitting dairy cows. Launched last year by Sk.xing, …

Cattle breathalyser captures burps to track emissions, battle climate change
6 months ago

Cattle breathalyser captures burps to track emissions, battle climate change

ABC  

The agriculture industry is the third largest source of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions, however, new technology could help cattle farmers reduce their impact by "breathalysing" their herds. "Every single breath tells a different story and we've been able to map the breath to give us insights on pregnancy, disease and methane," Dr Carnovale said. "We're working to improve the genetics …

Food is a huge source of methane emissions. Fixing that is no easy feat.
6 months ago

Food is a huge source of methane emissions. Fixing that is no easy feat.

Salon  

An international team of researchers found that global emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, rose faster than ever in the three years ending in 2022. This is the Global Carbon Project's fourth report tracking the sources and sinks of methane emissions, and in the last global methane budget, published in 2020, agriculture and waste also contributed roughly twice the …

Gassy cows and pigs will face a carbon tax in Denmark, a world first
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Gassy cows and pigs will face a carbon tax in Denmark, a world first

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark will tax livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs from 2030, the first country to do so as it targets a major source of methane emissions, one of the most potent gases contributing to global warming. Livestock account for about 32% of human-caused methane emissions, says the U.N. “We will …

New Zealand scraps plan to monetise livestock's burps, farts, urine
9 months, 1 week ago

New Zealand scraps plan to monetise livestock's burps, farts, urine

Firstpost  

The New Zealand economy is driven by agriculture with around 10 million cattle and 25 million sheep roaming the nation’s pastures. Cattle burps and flatulence emit methane gas while livestock urine leaks nitrous oxide into the atmosphere New Zealand’s centre-right government said Tuesday it is scrapping a scheme to price greenhouse gas emissions from livestock – squelching a so-called burp …

Why some people think California’s cow manure methane plan stinks
1 year, 3 months ago

Why some people think California’s cow manure methane plan stinks

LA Times  

At a massive dairy farm in the San Joaquin Valley, nearly 14,000 Holstein cows crane their necks through feeding stalls and gnaw leisurely on alfalfa. The state’s approach, she said, “creates a perverse incentive for people to not only continue emitting methane, but ramp up how much methane is getting generated at their facility.” Massive dairy farms are already among …

Vegan diets produce quarter of high-meat diets’ greenhouse gases – study
1 year, 8 months ago

Vegan diets produce quarter of high-meat diets’ greenhouse gases – study

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Researchers from the University of Oxford looking at the eating habits of 55,000 people found meat-free eating to have …

New Zealand wants to tax cow burps (yes, you read that correctly)
2 years ago

New Zealand wants to tax cow burps (yes, you read that correctly)

Salon  

New Zealand, where agriculture is one of the largest contributors to climate change, is proposing a tax on cow burps. Right now, the country's effects on climate change come roughly equally from carbon dioxide and methane. A rough equivalence of the heating from methane to that of carbon dioxide is often used to estimate its effects on the climate, but …

The way we eat could add nearly 1 degree of warming by 2100
2 years ago

The way we eat could add nearly 1 degree of warming by 2100

Associated Press  

Greenhouse gas emissions from the way humans produce and consume food could add nearly 1 degree of warming to the Earth’s climate by 2100, according to a new study. “I think the biggest takeaway that I would want to have is the fact that methane emissions are really dominating the future warming associated with the food sector,” said Catherine C. …

How feed additives could cut methane emissions from livestock by 90 per cent
2 years ago

How feed additives could cut methane emissions from livestock by 90 per cent

ABC  

Scientists appear to have solved one of the biggest environmental challenges facing the global meat industry — how to dramatically reduce methane emissions from cow burps. Dutch company Royal DSM has spent the past decade developing a chemically made powder that executive Mark van Nieuwland said reduced methane emissions, when fed to feedlot cattle, by up to 92 per cent. …

Why a tax on cow burps might not be the best way to fight climate change
2 years, 1 month ago

Why a tax on cow burps might not be the best way to fight climate change

Firstpost  

New Zealand, where agriculture is one of the largest contributors to climate change, is proposing a tax on cow burps. Right now, the country’s effects on climate change come roughly equally from carbon dioxide and methane. Worldwide, 150 governments have committed to cut methane emissions, both from agriculture and by cracking down on the largest source — fugitive leaks from …

What is your red meat habit doing to the planet?
3 years, 4 months ago

What is your red meat habit doing to the planet?

The Independent  

What is the carbon footprint of beef? Farming animals is responsible for 14.5 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and the production of red meat accounts for 41 per cent of those emissions, according to the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization. To avoid dangerous levels of global warming, beef consumption needs to fall by 90 per cent in …

Animal products make up 57% of food-based greenhouse gas emissions, study finds
3 years, 6 months ago

Animal products make up 57% of food-based greenhouse gas emissions, study finds

Daily Mail  

Meat and dairy accounts for 57 per cent of food-based greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new computer modelling study. Overall, taking into account farmland, livestock and land use changes, global food production is responsible for 17.318 billion metric tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year, the authors say. Global greenhouse gas emissions from animal-based foods, including but not limited …

Twenty meat and dairy firms emit more greenhouse gas than Germany, Britain or France
3 years, 6 months ago

Twenty meat and dairy firms emit more greenhouse gas than Germany, Britain or France

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Twenty livestock companies across the world are responsible for emitting more greenhouse gas than either …

Key to zero-carbon emissions beef is the feedlot, not the paddock, says scientist
3 years, 10 months ago

Key to zero-carbon emissions beef is the feedlot, not the paddock, says scientist

ABC  

Feedlots may be key to the Australian beef industry achieving its goal of zero carbon emissions by 2030. Key points: One research scientist says beef from intensive feedlots produce up to 20 per cent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than grass-fed cattle Stephen Wiedemann says that enteric methane produced when cattle burp was the biggest source of carbon for the beef …

Despite Covid-19 Lockdowns, Greenhouse Gases are at All Time High Worsening Climate Change
4 years, 3 months ago

Despite Covid-19 Lockdowns, Greenhouse Gases are at All Time High Worsening Climate Change

News 18  

Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the main driver of climate change, hit record highs last year and have continued climbing in 2020 despite measures to halt the Covid-19 pandemic, the UN said Monday. Speaking to journalists, he also voiced optimism at US president-elect Joe Biden’s pledge to return his country to the Paris climate accord, saying he hoped it “might …

Global methane emissions are at a record high, and burping cows are driving the rise
4 years, 8 months ago

Global methane emissions are at a record high, and burping cows are driving the rise

CNN  

CNN — Methane emissions are at their highest level ever, with agriculture and fossil fuels the biggest drivers, according to new research. Climate models suggest that continued increases in methane levels could see global temperatures increase by 3-4 degrees Celsius by 2100, researchers from the Global Carbon Project said in a statement published Wednesday. Researchers looked at methane emissions from …

World's 13 biggest dairy companies produce nearly same amount of greenhouse gas emissions as entire UK, says report
4 years, 9 months ago

World's 13 biggest dairy companies produce nearly same amount of greenhouse gas emissions as entire UK, says report

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The 13 largest dairy companies …

Why beef may not be such a global warming villain
5 years, 2 months ago

Why beef may not be such a global warming villain

Live Mint  

This year’s Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Awards in the US served only plant-based food as a way of acknowledging the role played by meat in warming the earth. Travelling economy instead of first on a long-haul flight would save the equivalent of six lifetimes worth of an average Indian’s consumption of beef, and three years worth of the average …

Entirely organic farming could raise food emissions by 70 per cent in England and Wales
5 years, 4 months ago

Entirely organic farming could raise food emissions by 70 per cent in England and Wales

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They found that, over the full life cycle, some organic crops such as beans, potato, …

The cows that could help fight climate change
5 years, 7 months ago

The cows that could help fight climate change

BBC  

The cows that could help fight climate change AgResearch Vaccinating cows so that the bacteria in their gut produces less methane could help to slash greenhouse gas emissions from farming A hefty slice of global greenhouse gas emissions come from the smelly bodily functions of livestock. Livestock are responsible for burping the methane equivalent of 3.1 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide …

Yes, eating meat affects the environment, but cows are not killing the climate
5 years, 10 months ago

Yes, eating meat affects the environment, but cows are not killing the climate

Associated Press  

Frank M. Mitloehner, University of California, Davis As the scale and impacts of climate change become increasingly alarming, meat is a popular target for action. Unfortunately, the agency’s initial claim that livestock was responsible for the lion’s share of world greenhouse gas emissions had already received wide coverage. But according to one recent study, even if Americans eliminated all animal …

Livestock farming could take up half the greenhouse gas emissions by 2030: Study
6 years, 3 months ago

Livestock farming could take up half the greenhouse gas emissions by 2030: Study

Firstpost  

Methane has 85 times the global warming potential carbon dioxide has over a 20-year time period. The livestock sector could use almost half of the 1.5 degrees Celsius greenhouse gas emission budget allowed by 2030, so addressing this should be a key part of the strategy to hit climate targets, a new study said on Tuesday. Set targets to transition …

Swiss cow feed fights global warming by cutting flatulence in livestock
6 years, 5 months ago

Swiss cow feed fights global warming by cutting flatulence in livestock

Daily Mail  

Cows are one of the most flatulent creatures on Earth. But, according to experts, their greenhouse gas emissions could be unnecessarily high - because of the diet they're fed by competitive cattle farmers. The United Nations says livestock farming alone is responsible for up to 18 percent of the greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. Vow emissions could be …

Surf And Turf: To Reduce Gas Emissions From Cows, Scientists Look To The Ocean
6 years, 8 months ago

Surf And Turf: To Reduce Gas Emissions From Cows, Scientists Look To The Ocean

NPR  

Surf And Turf: To Reduce Gas Emissions From Cows, Scientists Look To The Ocean Enlarge this image toggle caption Merrit Kennedy/NPR Merrit Kennedy/NPR Scientists think they can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by tweaking the food that cows eat. Kebreab says that as cows digest their fibrous food, methane is produced by microbes in the rumen, the first chamber of the …

Irish government using wrong data to downplay greenhouse gas emissions from cows
6 years, 8 months ago

Irish government using wrong data to downplay greenhouse gas emissions from cows

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Irish government is misleading the public about levels of greenhouse gas emissions from the …

WHY ARE COWS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT?
7 years, 1 month ago

WHY ARE COWS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT?

Daily Mail  

The livestock animals are notorious for creating large amounts of methane, which is a major contributor to global warming. Each of the farm animals produces the equivalent of three tonnes of carbon dioxide per year and the amount of the animals is increasing with the growing need to feed a booming population. Methane is one of the most potent greenhouse …

Move over cows, here's how ocean clams and worms are increasing global warming
7 years, 5 months ago

Move over cows, here's how ocean clams and worms are increasing global warming

India Today  

Scientists have found that ocean clams and worms release a huge amount of harmful greenhouse gas into the atmosphere -- almost as much as 20,000 dairy cows. A team of researchers at Cardiff University in the UK and Stockholm University in Sweden have shown that the ocean critters are producing large amounts of the strongest greenhouse gases -- methane and …

These are the most climate-damaging foods
7 years, 10 months ago

These are the most climate-damaging foods

CNN  

Beef — Beef is widely recognized as the most climate-damaging of all foods. A 2017 study by the Natural Resources Defense Council on food consumption in the US calculates that each kilogram of beef produces 26.5 kilograms of CO2 emissions -- the highest among all the foods observed in the study, and five times more than chicken or turkey meat.Animal …

Scientists invent grass that reduces dangerous methane emissions from flatulent cows
8 years, 5 months ago

Scientists invent grass that reduces dangerous methane emissions from flatulent cows

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The £1.6million project will see genetics experts from the University of Aarhus in Denmark use …

Feeding oregano herb to cows can reduce greenhouse gases in their farts and burps
8 years, 10 months ago

Feeding oregano herb to cows can reduce greenhouse gases in their farts and burps

Daily Mail  

Most attempts to tackle climate change focus on cutting greenhouse gases from cars and factories, but a small group of scientists think the key may lie in cutting emissions of a different kind. Methane produced by livestock farming accounts for around 18 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions in the form of flatulence and belching, according to official estimates. …

Supplement that makes cows less flatulent could help fight climate change
9 years, 7 months ago

Supplement that makes cows less flatulent could help fight climate change

Daily Mail  

Cows have a huge flatulence problem that is damaging the planet. They produce methane - a greenhouse gas which is 23 times more potent than carbon dioxide in trapping heat in the atmosphere Last year, the Obama administration said that it would make a multi-pronged attack on cow flatulence in an attempt to cut emissions. Now, one group of scientists …

Vegetarianism 'could save the world' by cutting greenhouse emissions
9 years, 8 months ago

Vegetarianism 'could save the world' by cutting greenhouse emissions

Daily Mail  

Article says meat production is associated with 18 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions and approximately one third of biodiversity loss for rising greenhouse emissions, deforestation, as well as a decline in biodiversity and water quality from the Universities of East Anglia and Greifswald, Germany believe We’re eating more meat than ever before, but our insatiable appetite for everything …

Report finds improvement in beef industry environmental performance
9 years, 11 months ago

Report finds improvement in beef industry environmental performance

ABC  

A report which looks at the environmental impacts of producing beef, has found the industry made gains in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption and land use in the 30 years to 2010. It found greenhouse gas intensity - the amount of carbon dioxide produced per kilogram of live weight beef - had reduced 14 per cent over the 30 …

Beef pollutes more than pork, poultry, study says
10 years, 8 months ago

Beef pollutes more than pork, poultry, study says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Raising beef for the American dinner table does far more damage to the environment than producing pork, poultry, eggs or dairy, a new study says. The beef industry called the study “a gross oversimplification of the complex systems that make up the beef value chain.” Kim Stackhouse, sustainability director at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, said that the …

Beef pollutes more than pork, poultry, study says
10 years, 8 months ago

Beef pollutes more than pork, poultry, study says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Raising beef for the American dinner table does far more damage to the environment than producing pork, poultry, eggs or dairy, a new study says. The beef industry called the study “a gross oversimplification of the complex systems that make up the beef value chain.” Kim Stackhouse, sustainability director at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, said that the …

Gassy Cows Are Warming The Planet, And They're Here To Stay
10 years, 11 months ago

Gassy Cows Are Warming The Planet, And They're Here To Stay

NPR  

Gassy Cows Are Warming The Planet, And They're Here To Stay Enlarge this image toggle caption iStockphoto iStockphoto Sorry to ruin your appetite, but it's time to talk about cow belches. In 2011, methane from livestock accounted for 39 percent of all the greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, according to a report that United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization released …

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