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Dairy Industry Global Agreement and Action

Dairy Industry Global Agreement and Action. Brian Lindsay Project Manager – Livestock SAI Platform. GHG Emissions. As a Result. SAI Platform analysis of 27 different approaches IDF common methodology for LCA FAO – Dairy and GHG emissions. Global Agenda for Action.

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Dairy Industry Global Agreement and Action

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  1. Dairy Industry Global Agreement and Action Brian Lindsay Project Manager – Livestock SAI Platform

  2. GHG Emissions

  3. As a Result.... • SAI Platform analysis of 27 different approaches • IDF common methodology for LCA • FAO – Dairy and GHG emissions

  4. Global Agenda for Action

  5. What have we committed to do? • Promote the development of a standard methodology framework for assessing the carbon footprint of milk and dairy products based on robust science; • Promote adoption of world’s best practices within the global dairy sector and actions that: • Seek to advance the establishment of tools to facilitate measurement and monitoring of emissions both on-farm and in dairy manufacturing. • Promote improved farmer understanding of agricultural emissions and opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on farm. • Support sharing information and aligning research efforts to develop cost effective mitigation technologies for both on farm and manufacturing application.

  6. The Green Paper

  7. How do we manage the concept? • Emerged out of an informal international group who used conference calls to discuss dairy issues. • Now... • Two groups – Signatories Group - Operational Group • Strength is in its informality and underlying commitment

  8. What do we have? A forum for activity in more areas in the future regardless of affiliation and location....Trust! Common understanding leading to consistency in the message! A license to lift the profile of dairy globally Engagement with Key organisations; IDF, FAO, WBSD, UNEP, Gov’ts, NGO’s, The Carbon Trust – share and align A need for continued sharing and collaborative efforts Success = unity

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