Athian announced the establishment of a voluntary livestock carbon insetting marketplace aimed at reducing enteric methane emissions and improving feed utilization by using feed management products from Elanco Animal Health.
The first-of-its-kind marketplace enables producers to generate revenue from reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. Athian is currently verifying its initial farms, certifying carbon credits and offering them for sale within the dairy value chain. Consequently, dairy farmers can engage in on-farm sustainability initiatives, measure their environmental impact, and undergo third-party verification for emission reductions, with the carbon credits available for sale in Athian’s livestock carbon insetting marketplace.
Jeff Simmons, president and CEO of Elanco Animal Health, said the company is focused on bringing enteric methane reduction solutions to producers through its investment into Athian. Simmons continued that if the dairy supply chain adopted the technology, it would reduce 4.7 million metric tons of CO2 emissions annually, signifying a transformative development in value creation throughout the food chain.
