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15 February 2024
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has recently published two reports relevant to livestock emissions
20 May 2024
An overview on the work AHDB is doing to ensure that policy decisions are fully informed about the full contribution our levy payers are making to net zero.
19 December 2023
See what you could get from a carbon audit and what actions could improve your footprint, based on the results from our strategic and monitor farm carbon audits.
10 June 2025
Applying the alternative metric GWP-star to methane emissions at a national scale
2 January 2024
Consumer positivity around British agriculture increased over the last year and trust in agriculture remains strong.
5 December 2023
National statistics are often used to show agriculture’s contribution to climate change. Here we give an overview of what they are, and some of the limitations to their use.
19 September 2023
A new study demonstrates the importance of GWP* for more accurately assessing the climate impact of methane originating from livestock.
18 September 2023
In July 2023, a new study by authors across eight UK institutions further highlighted the need to consider multiple metrics when assessing the climate impact of foods.
8 July 2024
Explaining GWP-star, an alternative measure for calculating the impact of methane on the climate.
19 July 2023
AHDB is partnering with ITN Business to showcase the positive impact livestock has on the environment and our food system
2 December 2024
As custodians of the land, farmers have the potential to store carbon in their vegetation and soils.
21 June 2024
Improving genetics is the cheapest and most effective way to make long-term and permanent changes to a dairy herd’s performance