Ben & Jerry's Commits to Lowering Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Ben & Jerry’s is committing to cutting greenhouse gas emissions to half of the industry standard by 2024 on 15 dairy farms it works with across the state and the Netherlands. That includes putting the cows on a high-quality forage diet and using methane-reducing technology on the manure.
Methane is released with every cow belch and feces, which is more than 25 times as potent as carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere. Vermont Gas Systems has been working this type of technology for years. With the use of a pipeline system, they’re able to convert methane into renewable natural gas.