Study: California dairies can reach carbon neutrality by 2030
The study looks at how implementation of methane reduction strategies can reduce California dairy's atmospheric warming contributions.
A new peer-reviewed study published by researchers from the CLEAR Center at the University of California at Davis shows the California dairy sector is on target to reach its methane reduction goals and can reach climate neutrality by 2030.
The peer-reviewed study, published in CABI Biological Sciences, examined the California dairy sector's progress toward the target set by Senate Bill 1383 — a 40% reduction of methane emissions below 2013 levels by 2030. Evaluating the atmospheric warming contributions from 2019 to 2030 under multiple scenarios, researchers identified potential pathways for the industry to not only meet but exceed SB 1383 requirements. The study also concludes the California dairy sector could reach climate neutrality — contributing no additional warming to the atmosphere — as soon as 2027.