London — One of the most promising solutions for cleaning up cow burps, a major contributor to global emissions, could be ready for sale in Europe within two years.
Meat and dairy producers are under pressure to go greener as raising animals accounts for about 15% of global emissions, with methane about 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Researchers and companies are exploring a range of solutions, including breeding “climate-smart” cattle and masks for cows. Still, there’s a long wait due to testing and obtaining regulatory approval.
DSM’s Bovaer supplement doesn’t affect a cow’s diet and has undergone 42 trials on more than 10,000 animals, receiving 35 peer reviews, Matchett said. The World Resources Institute, a Washington-based environmental think-tank, in 2019 singled out Bovaer as one of the 10 breakthrough technologies that can help feed the world without destroying it.
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