Researchers work to reduce emissions in dairy industry
5 months, 3 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, the largest cow breeding enterprise in China, the ambitious project aims to identify genes that contribute to high milk production, longevity and low emissions of methane, according to the company, headquartered in Inner Mongolia's capital Hohhot. Selecting cows with both high milk production and longevity while maintaining low methane emissions takes an additional one to two years. Scientists will meticulously monitor the herds' methane emissions, milk production and other vital parameters, to build a comprehensive database that confirms the low-methane status of these chosen cows.

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UK virology lab developing ‘cow fart’ vaccine to reduce methane emission, fight global warming
1 month, 3 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 …

Fact Check: Misleading UK CO₂ Figures Exposed
1 month, 4 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 …

How will taxing cattle’s burps, farts tackle climate change?
3 months, 4 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 …

Scientists seek miracle pill to stop methane cow burps
4 months ago

Scientists seek miracle pill to stop methane cow burps

Raw Story  

by Julie JAMMOT A scientist guides a long tube into the mouth and down to the stomach of Thing 1, a two-month-old calf that is part of a research project aiming to prevent cows from burping methane, a potent greenhouse gas. "Almost half of the increase in temperature that we've had so far, it's been because of methane," said Ermias …

Cattle breathalyser captures burps to track emissions, battle climate change
6 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

Milk' tests shoppers' thirst for climate-friendly dairy
8 months, 1 week ago

Milk' tests shoppers' thirst for climate-friendly dairy

Hindustan Times  

By Peter Hobson Milk' tests shoppers' thirst for climate-friendly dairy CANBERRA, - A small dairy in Tasmania is stocking supermarket shelves with what it says is the world's first branded milk produced by cows fed with a seaweed that makes them emit lower levels of environmentally damaging methane gas. Since February, family-owned Tasmanian dairy producer Ashgrove has been feeding around …

New Zealand scraps plan to monetise livestock's burps, farts, urine
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

United by common challenges
10 months ago

United by common challenges

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY China and the US can work together to reduce methane emissions while ensuring global food security To limit global warming, it is essential to curb methane emissions, which have 86 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide and can cause significant temperature increases within the next two decades. The US released its US Methane Emissions Reduction Action …

Methane: the tricky hunt for hidden emissions
1 year ago

Methane: the tricky hunt for hidden emissions

BBC  

Methane: the tricky hunt for hidden emissions Getty Images Agriculture is the largest human source of methane emissions A new satellite will measure global methane emissions, but why does agriculture's contribution remain so elusive? BAE Systems The new MethaneSat aims to detect methane leaked from oil and gas fields around the world Yet the oil and gas industry is also …

How New Zealand is reducing methane emissions from farming
1 year, 3 months ago

How New Zealand is reducing methane emissions from farming

BBC  

How New Zealand is reducing methane emissions from farming Getty Images New Zealand is home to 10 million cattle and half of its national emissions come from agriculture New Zealand is home to 10 million cows and 26 million sheep. It's the first step in breeding dairy cows that naturally produce less methane – one way New Zealand is hoping …

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 …

Cow burps, food waste to take spotlight at COP28 agriculture day
1 year, 3 months ago

Cow burps, food waste to take spotlight at COP28 agriculture day

Firstpost  

Global food systems- including farming and land use, livestock production, household food consumption and waste, and energy used in the farm and food retail sectors – account for 31% of human-made greenhouse gas emissions. Global food systems- including farming and land use, livestock production, household food consumption and waste, and energy used in the farm and food retail sectors – …

Why can't we just quit cows?
1 year, 4 months ago

Why can't we just quit cows?

Salon  

Cattle play a colossal role in climate change: As the single largest agricultural source of methane, a potent planet-warming gas, the world’s 940 million cows spew nearly 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions — much of it through belches and droppings. Of course, any reduction would be noteworthy given the nation’s outsized role in climate change — that drop would …

ICAR finds solution to control cattle produced greenhouse gas emissions
1 year, 6 months ago

ICAR finds solution to control cattle produced greenhouse gas emissions

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Methane gas emissions from livestock is one among the main contributors to the greenhouse effect that contributes to climate change, and India is taking steps to reduce livestock produced methane with the introduction of a feed supplement that cuts emissions of this gas by 30 to 50 per cent, deputy director general of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Dr …

Farming family hopes to show cattle and carbon can co-exist, in bid to reduce emissions
2 years ago

Farming family hopes to show cattle and carbon can co-exist, in bid to reduce emissions

ABC  

A Cape York Peninsula farming family is hoping to prove cattle and carbon can co-exist, selling their station to a leading carbon developer. Savanna burning involves cool burns in the early dry season to reduce the amount of captured carbon released by large, hot fires later in the season, Cape York fire coordinator Andrew Drenen said. "It's managing the fire …

Tractor running entirely on Cow manure launched by Italy-based company
2 years ago

Tractor running entirely on Cow manure launched by Italy-based company

Hindustan Times  

Trenance Farm sits at the extreme southwest spit of England, six hours from London and a kicked clod from the Celtic Sea. “We might only be a small fish, but at least we’re doing our bit.” For all its greenery, agriculture is an insidious gusher of greenhouse gas: Heavy-duty equipment emits nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide, while pretty much everything …

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 …

How feed additives could cut methane emissions from livestock by 90 per cent
2 years, 1 month 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 …

Bill Gates invests in startup that seeks to control methane emission from cow burps
2 years, 2 months ago

Bill Gates invests in startup that seeks to control methane emission from cow burps

The Hindu  

Billionaire Bill Gates will invest in an Australian startup that will work on reducing methane emissions from cow burps. Mr. Gates has long advocated on the world’s richest nations to switch from beef to plant-based alternatives in order to combat climate change. The billionaire software developer and philanthropist talks about the policy adjustments and technological advancements required to help reduce …

New Zealand targets cow burps to help reduce global warming
2 years, 4 months ago

New Zealand targets cow burps to help reduce global warming

Associated Press  

PALMERSTON NORTH, New Zealand — How do you stop a cow from burping? As part of a push to become carbon neutral, New Zealand’s government has promised to reduce methane emissions from farm animals by up to 47% by 2050. “I think one of the areas that New Zealand scientists, particularly, have made some great progress is in this whole …

Curb Your Food Tech Enthusiasm
3 years, 4 months ago

Curb Your Food Tech Enthusiasm

Wired  

Food has long been the third rail in climate politics. US secretary of agriculture Tom Vilsack told reporters, “I do not think we have to reduce the amount of meat or livestock produced in the US … The question is making production more sustainable.” This echoes comments made earlier this year by John Kerry, President Biden’s climate envoy. Meanwhile, at …

Why must the world quickly tackle methane?
3 years, 4 months ago

Why must the world quickly tackle methane?

The Independent  

Where does methane come from and how can we curb emissions? The International Energy Agency urged governments earlier this year to clamp down on the worst offenders, and also to require companies to design in ways of keeping methane leaks to a minimum. Manure and flatulence from livestock forms a large part of the sector’s emissions, though rice paddies, where …

Reducing the carbon 'hoofprint': Cows fed seaweed release less methane in burps and gas
3 years, 5 months ago

Reducing the carbon 'hoofprint': Cows fed seaweed release less methane in burps and gas

Daily Mail  

Seaweed could be a new weapon against climate change – scientists are feeding it to cows, which produce 25 percent of all methane in the atmosphere. Scroll down for video Seaweed could be a new weapon against climate change – scientists are feeing it to cows that produce 25 percent of all methane in the atmosphere just by passing gas …

The Controversial Quest to Make Cow Burps Less Noxious
3 years, 5 months ago

The Controversial Quest to Make Cow Burps Less Noxious

Wired  

It’s an oppressively hot morning in the barnyard, even in the shade of the long open-air structure where the cows come to feed. I stick my head into the machine as Mitloehner points out a small metal tube within: “This probe measures the methane they exhale, and that happens every three hours for all the animals in this study.” Cows, …

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 …

India’s milk revolution needs to become climate-friendly
3 years, 7 months ago

India’s milk revolution needs to become climate-friendly

Hindustan Times  

India today is undoubtedly a global giant in milk production. We begin by estimating future demand of milk in India using past data on consumption and expenditure from over eight hundred thousand households in six separate cross-sectional surveys of the National Sample Survey Organisation. We convert the estimated milk demand into corresponding amounts of methane emitted, using per unit milk …

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 …

Scientists are monitoring cow burps to breed 'low emission' cattle varieties
3 years, 11 months ago

Scientists are monitoring cow burps to breed 'low emission' cattle varieties

Daily Mail  

Scientists are monitoring cow burps in the hope of breeding 'low emission' varieties of cattle to help the battle against climate change. Two cattle companies in New Zealand – Livestock Improvement Corporation and CRV Ambreed – have partnered to monitor the methane emitted by bulls in a four-week trial. As well as livestock, sources of methane include fossil fuels like …

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 …

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 …

Methane in the atmosphere is surging, and that’s got scientists worried
6 years ago

Methane in the atmosphere is surging, and that’s got scientists worried

LA Times  

Scientists love a good mystery. That’s because many scenarios for meeting its goal of keeping global warming “well below 2 degrees Celsius” assumed that methane would be falling by now, buying time to tackle the long-term challenge of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. “I don’t want to run around and cry wolf all the time, but it is something that is …

Artificial lab-grown meat may be worse for the environment than cattle farming
6 years, 1 month ago

Artificial lab-grown meat may be worse for the environment than cattle farming

Firstpost  

There are two main reasons the “cultured meat” or “clean meat” movement — which supports sourcing your meat from a lab instead of a butcher — gets people excited. The methane released from farming cattle for beef could be less harmful in the long run than the carbon dioxide generated from artificial meat production in a lab, the study explains. …

Livestock farming could take up half the greenhouse gas emissions by 2030: Study
6 years, 4 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 …

Feeding cows seaweed cuts 99% of greenhouse gas emissions from their burps, research finds
6 years, 10 months ago

Feeding cows seaweed cuts 99% of greenhouse gas emissions from their burps, research finds

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 Feeding seaweed to cows could slash the amount of climate change-inducing methane emissions from their …

WHY ARE COWS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT?
7 years, 2 months 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 …

Canada Is Using Genetics to Make Cows Less Gassy
7 years, 9 months ago

Canada Is Using Genetics to Make Cows Less Gassy

Wired  

Number 1995 is a very special cow. She’s a nice cow.” Brouwer, along with his father and two brothers at Sunalta Farms in central Alberta, runs the first commercial dairy farm contributing data to the Genome Canada project. The Genome Canada project, led by Filippo Miglior at the University of Guelph and Paul Stothard at the University of Alberta, harnesses …

Feeding cows seaweed could slash global greenhouse gas emissions, researchers say
8 years, 5 months ago

Feeding cows seaweed could slash global greenhouse gas emissions, researchers say

ABC  

Seaweed could hold the key to cutting greenhouse gas emissions, one cow burp at a time. "We started with 20 species and we very quickly narrowed that down to one really stand out species of red seaweed," Professor De Nys said. Professor De Nys said methane gas was the biggest component of greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture industry, and …

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. …

Cows off the hook as scientists downgrade impact of beef and dairy cattle on Australia's methane emissions by 24pc
9 years, 3 months ago

Cows off the hook as scientists downgrade impact of beef and dairy cattle on Australia's methane emissions by 24pc

ABC  

Australian cattle do not produce as much carbon emissions as first thought, and an adjustment to the figure could decrease the rural sector's overall contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. According to Dr Ed Charmley, an agriculture scientist with the CSIRO, methane emissions from cattle in Australia are 24 per cent lower than previously thought, equivalent to 12.6 million tonnes of …

Beef cattle herd management approved for Emissions Reduction Fund
9 years, 6 months ago

Beef cattle herd management approved for Emissions Reduction Fund

ABC  

If you can feed and water cattle more efficiently, make young cattle gain weight faster, and cull unproductive animals sooner, the government will now reward you for your efforts. The Department of Environment has approved beef cattle herd management as a method producers can use to earn carbon credits, through the Emissions Reduction Fund. Meat and Livestock Australia's Dr Tom …

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 …

'Green Feed Machine' analyses cattle belches for methane emissions, research aims to create low-gas diet
9 years, 11 months ago

'Green Feed Machine' analyses cattle belches for methane emissions, research aims to create low-gas diet

ABC  

New research is using a machine imported from America to analyse the methane emissions in cattle belches, with the goal of creating a low-gas diet. Cattle emit a large amount of methane into the atmosphere and research officer Dr Michael Wilkes said concerns extended beyond the global warming effect, to animal performance. University of Adelaide research officer Dr Michael Wilkes …

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 …

Canadian scientists breeding cows that burp less
15 years, 9 months ago

Canadian scientists breeding cows that burp less

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 Canadian scientists are breeding a special type of cow designed to burp less, a breakthrough that could reduce a big source of greenhouse gases responsible for global warming. Stephen Moore, a professor at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, is examining the genes responsible for methane produced from a cow's four stomachs in order to breed more efficient, environmentally …

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