Bill Gates and the burp of oxen: an initiative to reduce methane emissions

A Rumin8 wants to replicate the substance present in algae to reduce enteric fermentation (the natural digestive process that occurs in ruminant animals) in livestock, responsible for a third of greenhouse gas emissions. methane in the world.

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European Union reaches agreement on proposal to monitor and reduce methane emissions

The European Council said there was agreement on a proposal to monitor and reduce methane emissions in the energy sector. In a statement, the European Union (EU) body said that the text is the third of its kind and a “crucial contribution to climate action, as methane is the second most important greenhouse gas, after carbon dioxide.” .

Last year, the company closed an agreement with Unesp to test the product in Brazil, on cattle raised on extensive pastures – the most common form of livestock farming in the country.

O methane It is produced naturally in the digestion of cattle and has an effect up to 20 times more harmful than carbon dioxide (CO2) over a period of 100 years. 🐮

🐄 🌿 Fresh funding for a seaweed-feed additive

• Rumin8 raised $12M to make synthetic bromoform (active ingredient in red seaweed) to reduce ruminant methane emissions

• 1/2 of all investment in seaweed since 2019 has gone into 2 sectors, methane reduction being one of them. pic.twitter.com/edIZghEvG5
— nvo (@nickvanosdol) January 23, 2023