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April 16, 2024

Methane is damaging the planet - this breakthrough technology could be the solution

Swedish startup Agteria has found a molecule that can reduce the amount of methane gas from cows by up to 70%

Mimi Billing

4 min read

There are around 1.5bn cows raised for meat production all over the world, which emit over 230bn pounds of methane gas every year. The gas is estimated to be responsible for about 30% of the rise in temperatures since the Industrial Revolution.

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Tommi Remonen and Martin Blomberg are the founders of Agteria.
Tommi Remonen and Martin Blomberg are the founders of Agteria.
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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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