13 February 2024

Building trust in carbon calculators

AHDB welcomes the recent Defra report which provides new insight into harmonising approaches to assessing carbon at farm-level.

15 February 2024

UN gives pathways towards lower livestock emissions

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has recently published two reports relevant to livestock emissions

20 May 2024

Providing environmental evidence to policymakers

An overview on the work AHDB is doing to ensure that policy decisions are fully informed about the full contribution our levy payers are making to net zero.

19 December 2023

How to apply carbon audits and mitigation plans

See what you could get from a carbon audit and what actions could improve your footprint, based on the results from our strategic and monitor farm carbon audits.

10 June 2025

Applying GWP* to UK national GHG emissions

Applying the alternative metric GWP-star to methane emissions at a national scale

2 January 2024

Trust in British agriculture and consumer perceptions on the environment

Consumer positivity around British agriculture increased over the last year and trust in agriculture remains strong.

5 December 2023

What do national greenhouse gas figures really tell us?

National statistics are often used to show agriculture’s contribution to climate change. Here we give an overview of what they are, and some of the limitations to their use.

19 September 2023

New study supports GWP* to measure methane from livestock

A new study demonstrates the importance of GWP* for more accurately assessing the climate impact of methane originating from livestock.

18 September 2023

The importance of using multiple metrics for calculating the climate impact of foods

In July 2023, a new study by authors across eight UK institutions further highlighted the need to consider multiple metrics when assessing the climate impact of foods.

8 July 2024

What is GWP*?

Explaining GWP-star, an alternative measure for calculating the impact of methane on the climate.

19 July 2023

AHDB to partner with ITN Business to showcase positive impact of livestock on environment and food system

AHDB is partnering with ITN Business to showcase the positive impact livestock has on the environment and our food system

2 December 2024

Carbon sequestration: agriculture

As custodians of the land, farmers have the potential to store carbon in their vegetation and soils.

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