Work Started in the Livestock Sector for the Climate Crisis

The greatest threat humanity has created with its own hands. to the climate crisis The whole world is on alert. A few months ago, a law was proposed to the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) regarding the Paris Climate Agreement within the scope of combating the climate crisis in Turkey, and with the adoption of this law, our country became a part of the Paris Agreement.

In addition, in this process, Turkey participated in the Climate Summit held in the past months, and 13 countries, including our country, took new decisions such as reducing carbon emissions in order to prevent climate change in the coming years. After that, one of the sectors with the highest carbon footprint, to the livestock industry A new decision has been made.

In the last 20 years, methane gas has caused 85 times more climate crisis in total.

After the Paris Climate Agreement and the Climate Summit, the cattle industry in our country methane emissions Studies have been initiated by the All Dairy, Meat and Breeding Cattle Breeders Association (TÜSEDAD) and the Climate Change Policy and Research Association to reduce

TUSEDAD President Sencer Solakoğlu, who is also the owner of Feyz Farm in Karacabey district of Bursa, and Climate Change Policy and Research Association President Dr. Cooperation was established with the protocol signed by Baran Bozoğlu. Making a statement at the signing ceremony, Bozoğlu said that in order to contribute to the work carried out in Turkey, especially within the framework of combating the climate crisis. to make a first He said they were happy.

Underlining the importance of the decisions taken at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) held in Glasgow, Scotland, Bozoğlu made the following statements in his statement:

At the summit, it was announced in scientific reports that methane, one of the gases that cause the climate crisis caused by agricultural activities, is included in the greenhouse gas emissions in the world at a rate of 25 percent. In the last 20 years, the total amount of methane gas has been 85 times more Important scientific data that caused the climate crisis were shared. Now, we think that we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions against the climate crisis that the world and our country are experiencing, with the work we will carry out at Feyz Farm. With the protocol we have prepared in this context, we will reveal what technical and scientific studies can be done on the establishment of the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System in the farm, the calculation of the carbon footprint and the reduction of methane gas that causes this carbon footprint. We will also carry out R&D work. In this sense, we will present a plan that includes an energy management system and perhaps energy investments. At the end of the 1-year study, we carried out these studies together with Feyz Farm at the COP27 Conference of the Parties to be held in Egypt in the coming months. world public opinion We will share with

Bursa Uludag University Environmental Engineering Department Lecturer Assoc. Dr. Bozoğlu, for the study that will be supported by an academic staff led by Efsun Dindar, “With the work we will do, Turkey will become an important laboratory. In fact, this geography and the world’s most important laboratory it will be.” recorded as.

“We want to lead the industry”

In addition, TUSEDAD President Sencer Solakoğlu also stated that associations and farms sustainability highlighted the importance it attaches to its processes. Stating that environmental sustainability in agriculture is very important for them, Solakoğlu said, “In order for the next generations to live in a prosperous or more prosperous world that we live in, such a study should first determine ‘where we are’, then determine what we need to do, and maybe in a sense, with the results of this, it will also contribute to the sector in a sense. to guide we want.” conveyed in the form.

On the other hand, the livestock sector in Turkey of economic troubles will come to an end and the Turkish food industry will become a worldwide brand Expressing that he believes that he can become “Climate change plays a very important role in this branding process. We will produce a production in line with the green agreement so that the industrialists can market the products they buy from us in this way.” used the phrases.