Zelp is still in a trial phase, though Norris hopes to start selling the masks next year. "We face the challenge of moving at the speed that the climate crisis requires.''īut the cattle world will have to wait with bated breath. ''I'm making sure that people understand that this is viable, that this is scaleable, and that this is an efficient solution to the problem.''Īlthough less prevalent than carbon dioxide, methane is actually more potent because it traps 28 times more heat, according to a 2016 study. He's the co-founder and CEO of Zelp, an England-based company behind the mask that squelches belches, turning each methane-filled cow burp into cleaner air.Īn idea Norris is trying to take to the mainstream. ''It's a pressing issue that needs to be dealt with quickly.'' (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) FRANSISCO NORRIS, LIVESTOCK RESEARCHER SAYING: Well fitted and with the correct size, a dog wears a BUMAS like a human wears glasses. a phenomenon responsible for nearly 15 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, according to the United Nations, putting the livestock industry's environmental footprint on par with transportation. The perfect fitting muzzle styled to your personal preferences and your dog’s needs Muzzle requirement, seeing the vet, poisonous bait prevention, undesired eating, hound or hunting impulses, and vacations. or, in less scientific terms, it captures cow burps.Įvery time a cow - or other livestock animal - burps, it releases methane into the atmosphere. This muzzle-like contraption converts methane gas from livestock into water and carbon dioxide. It could be an answer to reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
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