Is the EU About To Give the Meat Industry a Pass on Methane Emissions?

Calling it “biogenic methane” is a red flag for climate scientists.

By: Seth Millstein

Outlets: Sentient

Published: July 16, 2026

Words: 1,940

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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Last week, the European Commission released its much-anticipated Livestock Strategy. The result of years of dialogue and planning among EU policymakers, the strategy is a set of policy recommendations aimed at fostering “a resilient, competitive and sustainable livestock sector” across the European Union. But climate advocates warn the strategy could be a disaster for efforts to fight global warming, and could lock in already-unsustainable levels of methane emissions from meat and dairy farms.

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