RE: Meat and dairy industries methane emissions

The letter presents findings that 15 major meat and dairy companies, including Fonterra, emit roughly 12.8 million tonnes of methane, representing 3.4% of global anthropogenic methane emissions. It highlights a lack of transparency regarding supply chain methane emissions and recommends that companies set absolute reduction targets aligned with a 1.5°C limit, establish separate methane targets, reduce animal numbers in supply chains, and support sustainable diet policies.

• A study of 15 of the largest meat and dairy companies found their combined methane emissions are approximately 12.8 million tonnes, which is more than 80% of the European Union's total methane footprint, 3.4% of all global anthropogenic methane emissions, and 11.1% of livestock-related methane worldwide.
• Fonterra's methane emissions are estimated at roughly 0.5 million tonnes, accounting for 43% of its overall greenhouse gas emissions (30.9 mt CO2e) using GWP100 factors, or 69% using GWP20 factors.
• 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 greenhouse gas emissions.

APA

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