Articles involving: Emissions
10 Dec, 2024
Lords climate committee weighs into methane debate
Emissions, Farming,
This week saw the publication of the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee's report entitled "Methane: keep up the momentum" which makes several recommendations…
22 Nov, 2024
Denmark confirms details of new meat tax
Emissions,
After months of talks and negotiations with farmers, political parties and environmental groups, Denmark has passed a world-first tax on agricultural emissions. With an estimated 60%…
22 Nov, 2024
New call to action on the role of red meat in society
Diet & Health, Emissions,
“Livestock systems must progress on the basis of the highest scientific standards. They are too precious to society to become the victim of simplification, reductionism or…
28 Oct, 2024
UK retailers sign up to WWF’s new ‘protein transition’ methodology
Diet & Health, Emissions,
To mark World Food Day, the World Wildlife Fund launched it's new "Planet-Based Diets Retailer Methodology" which is a step-by-stop framework for retailers to measure, report…
04 Oct, 2024
Lucas Daglish on the biodiversity impact of arable vs livestock farming
Emissions, Farming,
In his latest article, BMPA's Sustainability Manager Lucas Daglish considers the relative biodiversity impacts of arable versus ruminant livestock farming in the UK. Contrary to what…
20 Sep, 2024
Lloyds Bank pioneers definitive method to measure farm environmental data
Emissions, Farming,
As part of a ten-year partnership, Lloyds Banking Group has supported Soil Association Exchange in developing and deploying a standardised methodology for collecting and reporting holistic…
30 Aug, 2024
More funding to tackle emissions reduction in cattle
Emissions,
The Government has awarded nearly £700,000 for equipment that will measure all emissions from beef cattle. The UltraGreenCow project will aim to build on Scotland’s Rural College’s…
07 Jun, 2024
Progress report on the AHDB Beef & Lamb Roadmap
Emissions, Food Security, Industry,
The AHDB Beef and Lamb sector steering group, of which BMPA is a member, represented by Lucas Daglish, is currently working on a comprehensive Environment Roadmap…
17 May, 2024
New 5 year pilot to calculate farming’s true carbon footprint
Emissions,
AHDB and Quality Meat Scotland are to invest a combined £2,875,000 of levy-payers' money into a major new research project to calculate agriculture's true environmental impact…