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Professor Maggie Gill – University of Aberdeen and also the Chief Scientific Adviser for Rural Affairs and the Environment, The Scottish Government
Delegates from all over the world gathered to discuss one of today’s hottest topics – food production and climate change. The summit “Climate Change and dairy farming - The heat is on?” was held in Edinburgh Scotland from June 25th to June 27th. 250 participants from 40 different countries attended the conference and discussed the topic. The summit was co-organised by UK-IDF and DeLaval, and featured several of the world’s leading experts on climate change and dairy farming. A high-profile team of environmental experts participated.
The dairy sector will take the bull by the horns by minimizing its contribution to climate change, this was the general conclusion. There is global awareness of the fact that dairy farming has a problem with greenhouse gases. And there is a common willingness to work on solutions, which will have to differ per region. These solutions should make dairy farming a sustainable sector with reduced carbon footprint in the future.
The main topics discussed at the summit concerned waste, energy, water and methane emissions.
DeLaval has in its long established tradition, taken initiatives in product development that is in line with environmental protection. As global warming intensifies today, DeLaval takes the lead in research and technology to engineer solutions that will combat climate change and allow sustainable dairy farming for the future. The summit declares that we intend to strive of taking our responsibility in the dairy industry.
Find out more about the summit - i.e. newsletters, photos, presentations, articles - at our website www.sustainabledairyfarming.com
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