{"id":1822528,"date":"2023-01-24T16:50:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T21:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1822528"},"modified":"2023-01-24T16:51:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T21:51:34","slug":"bill-gates-funding-startup-looking-to-cut-down-methane-emission-from-cows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-gates-funding-startup-looking-to-cut-down-methane-emission-from-cows\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Gates Funding Startup Looking to Cut Down Methane Emission From Cows"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbill-gates-funding-startup-looking-to-cut-down-methane-emission-from-cows%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1822528&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-bill-gates\">Bill Gates<\/a> Are you interested in investing in an Australian startup which focuses on reducing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-methane-emissions\">methane emissions<\/a> From cows through a lab grown feed additive. The company intends to use the funds in commercial trials and for setting up manufacturing. Experts question the practicality methane-focused scientific pursuits.<\/p>\n<p>Breakthrough Energy Ventures LLC (BEV), led by Gates, was part of $12 million Phase 2 seed funding for Perth-based Rumin8, who is developing a livestock supplement from synthetically reproduced bromoform. This active ingredient is found in red seaweed. According to the supplement, cows will experience less gas and indigestion and thus lower methane emissions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur laboratory results continue to yield excellent results, our animal trials are reflecting the laboratory results, and the financial modeling we are undertaking is indicating we will be able to supply our products at a commercial price point,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcompany.com.au\/sustainability\/bill-gates-invests-in-perth-startup\/\">said<\/a> According to Smart Company, David Messina is Rumin8&#8217;s managing director.<\/p>\n<p>One-third of all man-made methane emissions are estimated to come from livestock. Livestock is thought to be a major contributor. \u201cglobal warming.\u201d One study found that cows fed seaweed could result in a 98% reduction in methane emissions. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0959652620308830?via%3Dihub\">study<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Methane Emission Cycle<\/h2>\n<p>Experts warn that too much attention should be paid to reducing methane emissions. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/there-are-better-answers-to-methane-than-fart-and-burp-taxes_4883330.html\">write up<\/a> Peter Castle, an expert in oil and natural gas, has warned that measures to reduce methane emissions in agricultural activities can be counterproductive. \u201coutweigh the benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Methane has a half-life of approximately 10 years. He notes that approximately 600 million tons of methane is produced each year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe methane produced by cattle, for example, comes from carbon in the food they eat, which in turn comes from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. When that methane again breaks down in the atmosphere, it has returned to its original source,\u201d Castle writes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is consequently an overstatement to consider cattle emissions \u2018anthropogenic\u2019 since it has been happening for all of known history.\u201d Anthropogenic refers to the phenomenon of changes in nature that are caused by human activity.<\/p>\n<p>Rumin8 has raised $25 million in two rounds of seed financing. The money will be used to quickly commercialize operations. The Perth-based company plans on building its first manufacturing plant.<\/p>\n<h2>Reduce Methane emissions from cows<\/h2>\n<p>Rumin8\u2019s product is made from naturally occurring compounds that are said to have anti-methanogenic properties.<\/p>\n<p>The product reproduces the bioactive contained in red seaweed called bromoform that can disrupt the enzymes of gut microbes which exist in the animal\u2019s stomach. These microbes are responsible to generating methane gas in the digestive process.<\/p>\n<p>The bioactive compound was shown to reduce methane production in livestock by as much as 95 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The phase-2 funds will go towards commercial trials in Australia and New Zealand, as well as the United States, Brazil, United States, Brazil, New Zealand. Rumin8 intends to establish a pilot plant capable producing 25,000 doses per day by the middle of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe demand for sustainable protein has never been more apparent, which is why BEV is keenly interested in reducing methane emissions from beef and dairy,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessnewsaustralia.com\/articles\/forrest-family-s-harvest-road-leads-us-12m-round-for-methane-reducing-additive-rumin8.html\">said<\/a> According to Business News Australia Carmichael Roberts co-leads BEV&#8217;s investment committee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRumin8 offers a low-cost, scalable toolbox that has already proven to be effective in reducing emissions. Our team will support Rumin8 in working closely with farmers to expand the reach of this solution globally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Numerous other companies have announced methane reduction measures in their business operations. French food giant Danone, for instance, announced last week that it would change how its cows are raised, and will also promise to reduce methane emissions by 30% by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Many commentators, however, are critical of the escalating climate activism directed against methane. \u201c\u2018Burp-catching mask for gassy cows, designed to reduce methane emissions and slow down climate change, wins prestigious Prince Charles Prize.\u2019 They will look back in 200 years and wonder how we collectively lost our minds,\u201d Aaron Kheriaty (senior scholar, Brownstone Institute) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/akheriaty\/status\/1615909089749663744\">stated<\/a> Tweeted Jan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-naveen-athrappully\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/NaveenAthrappully.jpg\" alt=\"Naveen Athrappully\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Naveen Athrappully, a news reporter at The Epoch Times, covers business and global events.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Gates Are you interested in investing in an Australian startup which focuses on reducing methane emissions From cows through a lab grown feed additive. The company intends to use the funds in commercial trials and for setting up manufacturing. Experts question the practicality methane-focused scientific pursuits. 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