The long road to taming methane emissions
Former P&G exec Steve Meller has commercialised asparagopsis, a red seaweed proven to cut cattle methane emissions. His firm, CH4 Global, now plans global exports.
CH4 Global is a pioneer in commercialising a cattle feed supplement that reduces methane emissions produced during animal digestion.
Following the first successful trial of its “methane tamer” — which uses bioactive compounds in asparagopsis, a type of red seaweed, to block methane formation in cows’ stomachs — the company is set to start exporting the product for the first time next month.
CH4 Global aims to provide the supplement to 150 million cattle, equivalent to 10% of the global herd, which would prevent the emission of more than 1 gigatonne of CO2 over the next 10 years.
CEO and founder Steve Meller spoke to Capital Brief for our In the Arena series, describing the path to commercialisation and the cultivation of the seaweed, which was first discovered to inhibit methane production in a CSIRO lab in 2016.
