RE: Meat and dairy industries methane emissions

Changing Markets Foundation and partner organizations call on DMK to adopt absolute emissions reduction targets, specifically for methane, and to disclose supply chain emissions. The letter highlights that DMK's estimated methane emissions are 0.1 million tonnes and notes a general lack of transparency among the 15 largest meat and dairy companies, whose combined methane emissions represent over 80% of the European Union's methane footprint.

• The combined methane emissions of 15 of the largest meat and dairy companies total approximately 12.8 million tonnes, which is more than 80% of the European Union's total methane footprint. These emissions account for 11.1% of livestock-related methane globally and about 3.4% of all anthropogenic methane emissions worldwide.
• DMK's methane emissions are estimated at 0.1 million tonnes. Depending on the calculation factor used, methane represents either 47% (using GWP100) or 72% (using GWP20) of the company's overall greenhouse gas emissions, which total 9.1 mt CO2e.
• There is a critical lack of transparency regarding supply chain emissions among the studied companies; none of the 15 examined companies disclose methane emissions from their supply chains, and only nine of the 15 report any level of overall greenhouse gas emissions.
• To limit global heating to 1.5°C, methane emissions must be reduced by 40-45% within the current decade.

APA

Changing Markets Foundation (2022). RE: Meat and dairy industries methane emissions. https://changingmarkets.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Methane-Emissions_Letter-to-DMK-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-DMK-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-DMK-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-DMK-2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }