Two Irish companies accounted for 7.5% of emissions from EU beef sector in 2018

Image: Shutterstock/danyssphoto Image: Shutterstock/danyssphoto THE GREENHOUSE GAS emissions of Irish meat processing company ABP are estimated in a new report to have increased by 45% between 2016 and 2018.

The findings were calculated by estimating the quantity of meat and milk processed per year by each company, and determining the amount of GHG emissions produced for every kilogram of beef, pork, poultry and milk using UN standards. It examined five poultry companies which emit the equivalent of 20% of the total GHG emissions in the EU poultry sector.

ABP was contacted for comment by The Journal on the report but received no response prior to publication. Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue suggested last month that cattle could be slaughtered earlier in their lifespan to help achieve a reduction in methane emissions. The company claimed that in 2020, it achieved a reduction of 248,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent in absolute emissions covered by science-based targets. This is equivalent to the emissions from almost 50,000 cars driven for one year.The government wants to “stabilise the national herd”. Last month, Ireland was one of more than 80 countries who signed a pledge to slash methane emissions by 30% by the end of the decade.

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