L’angle mort des politiques sur le climat

The report argues that methane emissions from livestock are a critical 'blind spot' in climate policies. It finds that neither the 18 largest producing countries nor the 20 largest industry companies have set sufficient targets to reduce methane, often ignoring the necessity of reducing livestock numbers and meat consumption to meet Paris Agreement goals.

• Methane is a highly potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential 86 times higher than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period, although it has a shorter atmospheric lifespan of 12 years.
• Livestock is the primary human-driven source of methane, with enteric fermentation and manure management accounting for more than 30% of anthropogenic methane emissions.
• An analysis of 18 major meat and dairy producing countries shows that most have stable or increasing livestock methane emissions; for example, the Netherlands reported a 6.5% increase over five years.
• None of the 18 analyzed countries have set a global methane reduction target aligned with the 45% reduction needed by 2030 to maintain a 1.5°C limit. Only New Zealand and Uruguay have sector-specific targets, but they are deemed insufficient.
• An evaluation of 20 leading meat and dairy companies reveals a severe lack of leadership: none report methane emissions separately from other greenhouse gases, and none have concrete action plans to reduce methane in their value chains.
• Company performance scores for climate commitments were very low, with Nestlé scoring the highest at 34.6% and Groupe Bigard scoring 0%. Only three companies (Nestlé, Danone, and Dairy Farmers of America) include scope 3 emissions in their targets.

APA

Changing Markets Foundation (2021). L’angle mort des politiques sur le climat. https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Blindsport-methane_French-summary.pdf

Chicago

Changing Markets Foundation. L’angle mort des politiques sur le climat. 2021. https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Blindsport-methane_French-summary.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{changingmarketsfoundation2021langle, author = {{Changing Markets Foundation}}, title = {{L’angle mort des politiques sur le climat}}, institution = {Changing Markets Foundation}, year = {2021}, month = oct, url = {https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Blindsport-methane_French-summary.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }