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Pork Environmental Roadmap highlights progress made by pig sector in reducing carbon footprint

The pig sector accounts for 4% of the total UK agriculture emissions with pigs delivering the largest proportional reduction in emissions intensity of any major livestock sector since 1990

Mia Willemsen

News and business reporter

25 April 2026 鈥� 3 min read

Pork Environmental Roadmap highlights progress made by pig sector in reducing carbon footprint

The pig sector has seen an 18% reduction in carbon footprint between 2008 and 2023, driven by long-term advances in efficiency, particularly feed efficiency, productivity and innovation across the supply...

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