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Pathways to Progress: November 2023

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Pathways to Progress

THE BIG DEAL

GHG Mitigation methods may vary by market

There’s no shortage of mitigation options for dairy stakeholders to pursue. In fact, there are so many that it can be overwhelming. That’s part of why Pathways to Dairy Net Zero (P2DNZ) has consolidated the original list of over 400 mitigation approaches into 16 main categories, each containing the group of mitigation approaches that meet three criteria.

Our robust research program has also been pinpointing the specific mitigation approaches that can accelerate climate action in both developed dairy markets and emerging economies. And the potential impact of these approaches is promising.

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SUSTAINABLE PROGRESS

The P2DNZ research team at the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases has focused on looking at the potential emissions impact of mitigation options in a number of countries covering different farming system typologies. What follows are two examples of this — one in a developed dairy market and one in an emerging dairy economy.

U.K.: P2DNZ has identified key GHG mitigation practices that can be applied to two U.K. dairy systems — the fully housed system and the mixed housing and grazing system. While 13 of our 16 GHG mitigation categories could have some level of uptake and a correlating reduction in emissions impact (EI), we’ve also pinpointed six mitigation options as having the highest uptake and EI reduction potential across both systems. Our research team has modeled the impact that adopting these mitigation approaches can have, for each system at both minimal and maximum uptake, on emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide on a CO2 equivalence (CO2e) basis. The results make it clear that these mitigation approaches are a pathway to achieving significant sustainable progress.

India: India is the world’s largest and fastest-growing dairy producer. As such, its dairy sector is a major contributor to GHG emissions. And significant improvement is feasible. P2DNZ has identified emission-reducing practices, technologies and innovations that can support a pathway to net zero in India’s dairy sector. We’ve also modeled the range of potential GHG mitigation in India’s small and marginal farm system for both minimum solution uptake and maximum adoption on a CO2e basis. Naturally, maximum uptake will have a more sizable impact on emissions reduction, but the impact that may be experienced with minimum uptake is also encouraging.

 

WORTH A SHARE

P2DNZ has been researching GHG emissions mitigation options, pinpointing the specific actions different dairy stakeholders can take to make practical sustainable progress today. Because while not every mitigation approach will be applicable to every dairy constituent, all of us can start making sustainable changes in our unique situations. And we should. After all, it will take collaborative action in a variety of areas to achieve our dairy sustainability goals.

Help us spread the word about emissions mitigation actions dairy stakeholders can take by clicking the link below and downloading “3 Mitigation Actions to Reduce Dairy’s Methane Emissions” social assets. Then share them on your social media accounts. Feel free to tag us and use the #PathwaysToDairyNetZero hashtag!

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THE NEXT STEP

 

Implementing and enacting mitigation practices is crucial to accelerate climate action throughout the dairy industry. And the greater number of dairy stakeholders who adopt mitigation approaches, the better. That’s where you come in. In addition to starting or continuing your GHG emissions mitigation journey, invite your contacts to sign the P2DNZ Declaration and join you in partnering with us and furthering their own mitigation journey. The more our industry can band together, the more sustainable progress we’ll be able to make.

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