Youth Protest Targets Dairy’s Climate Impact
Youth-led protests have intensified scrutiny on the dairy industry, with activists across 20 cities in India, including Pune, raising concerns over its environmental and animal welfare impact. Marking Earth Day, demonstrators organized awareness campaigns such as photo exhibitions and public displays at key locations like Sambhaji Garden, urging consumers to rethink dairy consumption and its…
Dairy’s Hidden Climate Cost Sparks Alarm
Environmental activists have raised serious concerns over the “hidden” climate impact of the dairy sector, warning that its contribution to greenhouse gas emissions is often underreported and insufficiently regulated. The debate centers on emissions across the dairy value chain—particularly methane from livestock, along with land degradation and water overuse—placing dairy’s environmental footprint closer to major…