Canada to Offer Farmers Financial Incentives to Reduce Methane Emissions From Cow Burps

To earn credits, farmers will have to make government-recommended changes to their animal’s diets or add other digestion enhancers to their food.

Alberta cattle feeding on a ranch outside Calgary, Alta., in a file photo. David Buston/AFP/Getty Images

Ottawa has announced a new economic incentive program for beef cattle farmers in a bid to reduce methane emissions from bovine burps.

The Dec. 10 announcement is the latest initiative introduced by Canada during COP28, the global climate conference currently taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.