RE: Meat and dairy industries methane emissions

The Changing Markets Foundation and partner organisations write to Danone's CEO to highlight the company's methane emissions and demand a shift toward absolute emissions reductions, separate methane targets, and increased supply chain transparency.

• A report by Changing Markets and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy found that 15 of the largest meat and dairy companies combined emit roughly 12.8 million tonnes of methane, which is more than 80% of the European Union's total methane footprint.
• The combined greenhouse gas emissions of these 15 companies total approximately 734 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, a figure that exceeds the total emissions of Germany.
• There is a systemic lack of transparency in the industry, as none of the 15 companies examined disclose methane emissions from their supply chains, and only nine of the 15 report any level of overall GHG emissions.
• Danone's overall dairy methane emissions are estimated at 0.2 million tonnes, representing 56% of its dairy-related GHG emissions when using GWP100 factors, or 79% when using GWP20 factors.

APA

Changing Markets Foundation (2022). RE: Meat and dairy industries methane emissions. https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Methane-Emissions_Letter-to-Danone-2.pdf

Chicago

Changing Markets Foundation. RE: Meat and dairy industries methane emissions. 2022. https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Methane-Emissions_Letter-to-Danone-2.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Changing Markets Foundation |title=RE: Meat and dairy industries methane emissions |date=14 December 2022 |url=https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Methane-Emissions_Letter-to-Danone-2.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{changingmarketsfoundation2022meat, author = {{Changing Markets Foundation}}, title = {{RE: Meat and dairy industries methane emissions}}, publisher = {Changing Markets Foundation}, year = {2022}, month = dec, url = {https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Methane-Emissions_Letter-to-Danone-2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }