Cow Poop and Compost: Digesting the Methane Menace
Climate One
English - February 25, 2022 08:01 - 56 minutes - ★★★★★ - 502 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Social Sciences environment climate change public policy water talk radio news climate economy energy science global warming Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In a 20-year time frame, methane is 80 times more damaging to the climate than carbon dioxide. Nationally, 37% of methane emissions come from cows. 17% of all US methane emissions come from food waste rotting in landfills. More than 100 countries, including the US, signed The Global Methane Pledge, promising to reduce methane emissions by 30% by 2030.
In California, a new law went into effect directly addressing the state’s methane emissions from organic waste and dairy farms. The law targets a 40% reduction in the same time frame. That’s ambitious. What effect will this law have on industrial agriculture, and the general population?
Guests:
Neil Edgar, Executive Director, California Compost Coalition
J Jordan, Policy Coordinator, Leadership Council for Justice and Accountability
Michael Boccadoro, Executive Director, Dairy Cares
Monique Figueiredo, Chief Executive Officer / Founder / Co-Owner, Compostable LA
Allen Williams, Understanding Ag
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In a 20-year time frame, methane is 80 times more damaging to the climate than carbon dioxide. Nationally, 37% of methane emissions come from cows. 17% of all US methane emissions come from food waste rotting in landfills. More than 100 countries, including the US, signed The Global Methane Pledge, promising to reduce methane emissions by 30% by 2030.
In California, a new law went into effect directly addressing the state’s methane emissions from organic waste and dairy farms. The law targets a 40% reduction in the same time frame. That’s ambitious. What effect will this law have on industrial agriculture, and the general population?
Guests:
Neil Edgar, Executive Director, California Compost Coalition
J Jordan, Policy Coordinator, Leadership Council for Justice and Accountability
Michael Boccadoro, Executive Director, Dairy Cares
Monique Figueiredo, Chief Executive Officer / Founder / Co-Owner, Compostable LA
Allen Williams, Understanding Ag
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