RE: Meat and dairy industries methane emissions

The Changing Markets Foundation and partner organisations write to Yili to highlight the company's estimated methane emissions of 0.4 million tonnes and the lack of public disclosure regarding its supply chain emissions. The letter calls for Yili to set absolute emissions reduction targets aligned with a 1.5°C limit, establish separate methane targets, reduce animal numbers in its supply chain, and align its lobbying with global climate goals.

• The 'Emissions Impossible: Methane Edition' report found that 15 of the largest meat and dairy companies combined emit roughly 12.8 million tonnes of methane, representing 3.4% of all global anthropogenic methane emissions and 11.1% of livestock-related methane.
• None of the 15 companies examined in the report disclose methane emissions from their supply chains, and only nine of the 15 report any level of overall greenhouse gas emissions.
• Yili's methane emissions are estimated at approximately 0.4 million tonnes, which constitutes 51% of its overall greenhouse gas emissions (22.2 mt CO2e) using GWP100, or 75% using GWP20 factors.
• The authors recommend that meat and dairy companies set absolute emissions reduction targets for Scope 3 emissions, establish separate methane reduction plans, reduce animal numbers in supply chains, and support policies that shift diets toward more sustainable options.

APA

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