The United Nations estimates the world’s population will reach 9.7 billion people by 2050, with the greatest growth occurring in economically less developed countries and regions. Naturally, as the population rises, so will the demand for food. However, along with a population boom, the planet is knee-deep in a climate crisis, and there is a critical need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions before it’s too late.
CDRF and UC Davis CLEAR Center release a new analysis of methane reduction in California dairy. The paper, authored by researchers at the UC Davis, concludes that the sector can reduce methane by 40% by 2030 with aggressive mitigation efforts..
UC Davis CLEAR Center Director Dr. Frank Mitloehner, who is also a professor and air quality specialist at the Northern California university, joined host Chip Flory and Davis Michaelsen to discuss the recent New York Times and Greenpeace articles discussing the Center’s funding from animal agriculture organizations.
A delegation of feedlot owners from Mexico came to UC Davis in early November for a sustainability summit with the UC Davis CLEAR Center and Zoetis Mexico. These feedlot owners represented nearly two million head of cattle amongst them. Over two days scientific experts presented the most cutting-edge sustainability science to this group in search of ways to improve their operations.
CLEAR Center Director Dr. Frank Mitloehner joins host Dr. Kevin Folta on the “Talking Biotech” podcast to discuss the impacts of cattle on climate change and recent articles from Greenpeace and the New York Times pointing to Dr. Mitloener's support from the livestock sector, which as an animal scientist he works closely with to reduce the sector’s environmental footprint.
CLEAR Center Director Dr. Frank Mitloehner joined hosts Kim Stanford, Ph.D. and Tim McAllister, Ph.D on the “Cows on the Planet” Podcast to answer the question, "Can we eat our way out of climate change.” They discuss how diet choices affect the climate, ruminant use of marginal land and implications for global nutrition as well as food security, and the importance of food literacy starting in elementary school.
CLEAR Center and Director Dr. Frank Mitloehner served as knowledge partners in this report from Global Dairy Platform on using GWP* as a way to model methane from the cattle sectors' impact on global warming
Dr. Frank Mitloehner speaks to international audience at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Seminar on Sustainable Meat and Livestock Production on the path to climate neutrality for beef and dairy production.
