Nedidele kompanija Mootral sugalvojo priedą pašarams, su česnako ekstraktu, kuris dusina tam tikras žarnyno bakterijas ir mažina pro pasturgali išmetamo metano kieki!
Čia tai bent inovacija :-)
www.stopcowsfarting.com.
o čia dar keli išradimai, man ypač patiko saulės viryklė kartono dėžėjė. Bet skirta tik Afrikai - kur saulės daug.
http://www.ft.com/indepth/climatechallenge
London (March 25th, 2009) – Mootral, a small welsh startup has just been shortlisted by the Financial Times as one of 5 most innovative global solutions to the effects of climate change. Mootral, has been chosen out of 300 entries by a world class judging panel including Sir Richard Branson, Sir Terry Leahy, Jonathan Porritt, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr Pachauri.
Few people know that there are more than 1 billion cows on earth, producing a total of 500 billion liters of methane per day (that’s equivalent to the volume of 200,000 olympic size swimming pools per day).
This means that cows are responsible for more than 20% of all greenhouse gases globally! (More than all transportation globally—cars, planes, ships, trucks etc…).
Mootral,
Sir Richard Branson was impressed: “Can they stop cows farting and save the planet?”
The winner of this Financial Times competition (sponsored by Hewlett Packard) will get $75,000, and if won by Mootral will be used to optimise testing on animals.
"We're very excited that Mootral has received this recognition. Cow farts are the most underrated cause of climate change and that is why Estonia, Ireland and Denmark are introducing ‘cowfart’ tax. Mootral is a clever way not to get taxed." Says Michael Mathres, Mootral co-Founder and Director. “We’re trying to deal with a serious issue in a funny way. It is comically tragic that there currently is no UNFCCC CDM methodology for direct livestock emissions are that its measurement is not included in any IPCC reports.”
Although Mootral already exists, it is currently undergoing final tests on animals, with a view to launch at the UNFCCC Copenhagen Summit this December.
The commercial and environmental benefits of Mootral are massive. Mootral estimates that it can reduce cow emissions by up to 3TonsCO2/cow. This translates to £30/cow of carbon credit per year, which equals to a carbon credit market potential of more than £30bn/yr.
Another benefit of using Mootral is its instant impact. Whereas other low-carbon technologies take time (tree planting, biochar, carbon sequestration etc…), Mootral has an instant impact on global carbon emissions, when directly given to the animals.
Notes to Editors: To see the shortlist and vote for mootral please go to Financial Times
In order to win the FT competition, Mootral has launched a funny campaign called ‘Stop Cows Farting!’ http://www.stopcowsfarting.com.
The MOOTRAL brand name is a clever and funny combination of the words ‘moo’ (cows moo) and neutral (carbon neutral).
For further information please contact Michael Mathres, Co-Founder of Mootralmiche@mootral.com or +44 20 755 88 185
