Arla Foods plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30% per kilo of milk produced within a decade as part of a wider target of achieving carbon net zero status by 2050. The company said it would use the money raised from its new partnership with the Government for projects that will help reduce climate change and improve food security. Arla Foods will use methods such as optimised feed composition to reduce a cow's methane emissions, as well as working with farmers to increase the amount of carbon captured and stored in the soil.
Arla Foods plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 30% per kilo of milk produced within a decade as part of a wider target of achieving carbon net zero status by 2050. The agriculture sector is responsible for 18% of global emissions, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation, with each cow capable of producing the equivalent of 2,300 kg of carbon dioxide each year. Arla Foods will use methods such as optimised feed composition to reduce a cow's methane emissions, as well as working with farmers to increase the amount of carbon captured and stored in the soil.