The UK government was criticized for lack of action on reducing methane emissions

Published 2024년 8월 6일

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The Green Alliance is calling on the UK government to do more to reduce methane emissions from agriculture. The government has proposed mandating the use of methane suppressants by 2030 and creating a Dairy Demonstrator program, but the alliance says there is a lack of support for farmers to use these products. In contrast, farmers in Belgium and Slovenia are receiving subsidies of up to 80% of the costs. The use of the methane suppressant, Bovaer, in animal feed has been approved by the UK's Food Standards Agency. The Green Alliance argues that subsidying methane suppressants for farmers would be a cost-effective way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Why isn’t the UK government doing more to make sure agriculture’s methane emissions come down, asks the Green Alliance. “The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has talked about mandating the use of methane suppressants by 2030 and is developing a Dairy Demonstrator program. “But this isn’t backed up by support for farmers to use these products, whereas farmers in Belgium and Slovenia are receiving subsidies of up to 80% of the costs through new agricultural payments.” The Green Alliance is an independent think tank that engages with business, NGOs, and policymakers to accelerate environment focused political action. One easy and cheap solution to agriculture linked greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is the use of safe additives in animal feed as methane blockers, according to the blog post by Green Alliance policy advisor, Rosie Allen. In December 2023, the UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) followed the EU and Australia in approving the use of the methane ...

Source: UKfeednavigator