UN: Milk production accounts for almost 3 percent of greenhouse gas emissions

UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – The United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced Tuesday that nearly three percent of the global greenhouse gas emissions are a result of milk production.

This figure includes emissions related to the production, processing and transportation of milk products, as FAO has pointed out that more than half of the sector’s emissions in both developing and developed countries is caused by methane. Nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide also account for large proportions of the dairy sector’s contributions to greenhouse gas emissions.

According to the study, the figure raises to four percent when emissions from meat production from animals originating from the dairy system are factored in.

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