LONDON (Reuters) – Food group Nestlé announced on Wednesday that it had withdrawn from the Dairy Industry Methane Action Alliance (DMAA) aimed at limiting the industry’s impact on global warming.
Launched in December 2023, the DMAA, which includes Danone, Kraft Heinz and Starbucks, has committed to measuring and reducing methane emissions from their dairy supply chains.
The Nestlé group did not specify the reasons for its withdrawal from the alliance, but indicated that it would continue to work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including methane, across its supply chains, and that it maintained its goal of net zero emissions by 2050.
CLIMATE ALLIANCES UNDER PRESSURE
Climate alliances have come under pressure in recent months as US President Donald Trump dismantles several environmental protection initiatives. Several major banks, for example, have left the main industry group responsible for coordinating efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
“Nestlé regularly reviews its memberships in external organizations,” declared the Swiss group. “As part of this process, we have decided to end our participation in the Dairy Methane Action Alliance.”
By the end of 2024, Nestlé said it had reduced its methane emissions by almost 21% compared to 2018 levels, according to a non-financial statement.
According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EDF), the global warming effects of methane are nearly 30 times more powerful than those of carbon dioxide.
(Writing by Alexander Marrow, Elena Smirnova, editing by Kate Entringer)
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