Report: Dairy and coffee firms found 'lagging' behind on tackling methane emissions

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Research from Changing Markets Foundation finds only three of 23 companies assessed have methane targets in place

Only a fraction of the largest dairy producers and coffee chains across Europe and North America currently have plans in place to tackle their methane emissions, despite widespread awareness that cattle...

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