Inside the Dairy Industry’s Push for Lower Emissions: Insights from US Dairy Processors
This study examines how US dairy processors are responding to the Net Zero Initiative’s (NZI) 2050 goal through semistructured interviews. Findings suggest advancing decarbonization requires harmonized accounting and reporting standards, sustained financial support, and positioning sustainability as an industry baseline rather than market differentiator.
Authors
- A.A. Trujillo Barrera
- Hernan A. Tejeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2166-5218)
- Ming Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5415-0715)
- Xiaoli Etienne
Institutions
- University of Idaho (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Applied Economics Education and Extension
- Published
- 2026-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.71162/001c.170252
- Primary Topic
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00