'Cows Are the New Coal.' How the Cattle Industry Is Ignoring the Bottom Line When It Comes to Methane Emissions

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A new report shows that industrial agriculture companies need to do more to track methane emissions.

that only 18% of global meat and dairy producers are tracking their methane emissions at all. And of the companies tracking their emissions, one in four actually saw an increase this year. “The ambitions set at COP26 handed a big slice of responsibility to the food and agriculture sector,” says Jeremy Coller, chair of the FAIRR investor network.

The Index, now in its fourth year, assesses 60 global and publicly-listed animal protein producers—worth a combined $363 billion—against 10 environmental, social and governance-related factors including greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, antibiotic usage and investment in alternative proteins. FAIRR releases the results publicly so that its investors, as well as others, can assess the sustainability and climate commitments of companies in their portfolios.

Some of the companies assessed are ramping up investment into sustainable feed ingredients. Even though the world’s largest beef supplier, Brazil’s

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Your nuts. I am eating hamburgers made from ground beef.

This is the biggest BS dished out for climate change. The earth's atmosphere can absolutely absorb cow burps and farts. Meanwhile keep over packaging processed foods and whip plastic bottles in garbage

Ah there comes the Vegan Propaganda.

I understand that scientists have discovered seaweed food that will reduce cattle emissions a lot. Don't remember the name however, there is ample renewable supply.

Seaweed is the solution. Cows don't burp when they have a small amount of a certain seaweed in their diet.

No tiger nd lion in the Jungle to balance naturally circumstances.. We can't handle all

Corruption Awareness: If you work in our capitol building, and you do not need your right to remain silent, an attorney or a fair trial today, to not die in prison, can you hashtag that please? Who's on our team? IDNMRT535

Let's not let the individual rights of 535 people, destroy the lives of 330,000,000 people anymore. If the Mitch&Nancy's need the right to remain silent an attorney or fair trial, to not die in prison today, they don't belong in our capitol building. They belong in prison today.

we don't need overpaid bloggers called journalist, let's cull them for their methane emissions

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Nice 16oz rib eye medium rare doesn’t sound bad right now!

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And what about bull---t emissions from the Houses of Parliament?

Oh knock it off and leave the cattle industry alone. Americans are never giving up steaks and hamburgers.

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if you magnify the photo you can see the latest issue of Time coming out the back of the cow

A non existent problem pushed by militant vegans.

Cow Poo is stinky. 🐄

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