Meat and dairy industry commitments and actions to address methane emissions

The Changing Markets Foundation and partner organisations write to Danone to highlight the company's insufficient action on methane emissions, noting that Danone scored 30.2 out of 100 in a ranking of 20 meat and dairy companies. The letter demands disclosure of investments in methane abatement and alternative proteins and recommends that Danone set science-based targets for absolute methane reductions in line with a 1.5°C global heating limit.

• An analysis of 20 major meat and dairy companies found a total absence of separate methane emissions reporting and a lack of concrete targets or action plans to reduce methane in operations and supply chains.
• Danone received a score of 30.2 out of 100 in a ranking of meat and dairy companies, indicating insufficient action to reduce methane emissions and a failure to set specific commitments or report methane-specific emissions.
• While Danone reports investments in alternative proteins and technical methane abatement research, it does not disclose the percentage of revenue these investments represent or support a broader transition to low-carbon food systems involving reduced meat and dairy production.

APA

Changing Markets Foundation (2021). Meat and dairy industry commitments and actions to address methane emissions. https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Methane-Emissions_Letter-to-Danone.pdf

Chicago

Changing Markets Foundation. Meat and dairy industry commitments and actions to address methane emissions. 2021. https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Methane-Emissions_Letter-to-Danone.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Changing Markets Foundation |title=Meat and dairy industry commitments and actions to address methane emissions |date=20 December 2021 |url=https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Methane-Emissions_Letter-to-Danone.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{changingmarketsfoundation2021meat, author = {{Changing Markets Foundation}}, title = {{Meat and dairy industry commitments and actions to address methane emissions}}, publisher = {Changing Markets Foundation}, year = {2021}, month = dec, url = {https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Methane-Emissions_Letter-to-Danone.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }