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Arla cows given “methane-reducing supplements” – Brits call for boycott

The exaggerated climate crisis

Published 3 December 2024
– By Editorial Staff
Arla considers its own dairy cows to be major "environmental culprits".
5 minute read
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After Arla began boasting that it feeds British dairy cows the supplement Boaver to help them fart and belch less, and thus release less methane into the atmosphere, tens of thousands of Britons and people from other countries have called for a boycott of the dairy giant’s products.

Notably, supplements similar to Boaver have been developed with funding from ultra-globalist and multi-billionaire Bill Gates and it is reported that the long-term health effects of the supplement are unknown – and that it may even be directly harmful to health.

On social media, huge numbers of people have joined calls to boycott the dairy giant’s products, loudly declaring that they will not support a company that feeds its animals what they say are experimental and unnatural supplements and claims that cows or other animals pose a threat to the climate.

Arla, in turn, claims that the disgruntled consumers are spreading “misinformation” and that the data on possible health risks to animals or humans is “completely false”.

“The information spreading online surrounding our link to Bill Gates is completely false and claims relating to his involvement in our products is inaccurate”, they defend, pointing out that Gates does not appear to have any direct connection to Boaver in particular, but has funded the development of another and very similar methane-reducing feed additive through the company Rumin8.

The fact that Gates does not seem to be personally involved in this particular scandal does not seem to reassure the outraged British, with many stressing that they will never buy Arla products again, and urging those around them to take the same stance.

“Climate change requires urgent action”

It is noteworthy that Arla has long taken a peculiar view of its own operations in Sweden, describing “methane emissions from animals as one of the dairy industry’s biggest climate challenges”. As early as 2022, it also announced that it will also give Boaver to Swedish dairy cows for alleged climate-saving purposes.

“Climate change requires urgent action… This is a great example of innovative scientific solutions and actions we are taking to create a sustainable and resilient future for dairy. It will be exciting to see how far this will take us”, it said.

Following the recent public outcry against the milk giant and the supplement, Arla Sweden has issued a new press release stating that “Boaver has the potential to reduce methane emissions from cows and is part of our work to reduce the climate footprint of our products”.

“Our commitment to reducing our climate impact is unwavering, but we would never do anything to jeopardize the health of consumers or the well-being of animals”, it further claims, lamenting the large amount of “misinformation” circulating online.

“Used in 25 countries”

According to Arla, Boaver cannot be passed on to humans when they consume dairy products, is considered safe and it further claims that there is no evidence that the supplement harms animals.

“Boaver is specifically designed to be broken down in the cow’s digestive system and quickly decomposes into naturally occurring compounds already present in the cow’s stomach. This means it does not pass from the cow into the milk. Boaver has been developed over 15 years and is used in around 25 countries for more than 200,000 cows”, it continues.

However, many seem to be unimpressed with Arla’s promises that the supplement is good and harmless, and a selection of the criticisms and their outcomes can be found below:

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https://nordictimes.com/the-nordics/sweden/swedish-young-bulls-receive-feed-supplement-to-reduce-methane-emissions/

Sweden

Swedish young bulls receive feed supplement to reduce methane emissions

The exaggerated climate crisis

Published 26 August 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Anna Hessle from SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) admits herself that it becomes a bit strange
2 minute read
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Swedish young bulls are receiving a new feed supplement to reduce their methane emissions. The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is currently testing the product in Skara, Sweden.

In Skara, researchers are investigating whether a new feed additive can reduce young bulls’ methane emissions and make the animals more “environmentally friendly”. The feed supplement is manufactured in Sweden and is reportedly significantly cheaper than other alternatives available on the market.

Anna Hessle from SLU acknowledges that the climate discussion has gotten the “wrong focus” but still hopes for good results.

— It has become somewhat the case that ruminants have been portrayed as climate villains, even though I personally perhaps think that’s a bit of the wrong focus since it’s really about us having to reduce our fossil fuel emissions, she tells tax-funded Radio Sweden (SR) and continues:

— But then the industry can show its good will by trying to reduce emissions even if one might bluntly think that the problems lie elsewhere.

British anger against Arla

The food industry, particularly regarding dairy cows, has long been singled out and accused of being a so-called environmental villain. Recently, the feed supplement Bovaer was developed, with help from financing by billionaire Bill Gates, which is also supposed to reduce cows’ methane emissions by making them fart and burp less.

Danish-Swedish dairy company Arla, for example, began giving it to British cows last year, which led to very harsh criticism from the public and many calls to boycott the company. Bovaer is also used for Swedish cows, but currently to a lesser extent than in the United Kingdom.

When the bulls are slaughtered at the beginning of next year, the project in Skara will be evaluated, but results are already visible when measuring methane emissions in the animals’ exhaled air.

— That can be seen in the preliminary data we’ve received, says Hessle.

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https://nordictimes.com/the-nordics/norway/norwegian-party-leader-wants-to-expel-greta-thunberg/

Norway

Norwegian party leader wants to expel Greta Thunberg

The exaggerated climate crisis

Published 19 August 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Norwegian Progress Party politician Sylvi Listhaug has grown tired of Greta Thunberg "repeatedly" returning to Norway to participate in climate activist actions.
2 minute read
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Climate activist protests at Norway’s largest oil refinery have triggered harsh criticism from opposition leader Sylvi Listhaug, who is now demanding that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg be expelled from the country.

Monday’s blockade at Equinor Mongstad outside Bergen, Norway, gathered approximately 200 demonstrators from the widely media-covered group Extinction Rebellion. The activists blocked roads to the refinery, which is the country’s largest and primarily produces gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel.

Progress Party leader Sylvi Listhaug launches a fierce attack against Thunberg in a podcast with Bergen newspaper Bergens Tidende. She is upset that the Swedish activist repeatedly travels to Norway to participate in protests and actions, and believes that enough is enough.

Listhaug, who often profiles herself as a tough law-and-order politician, believes that Thunberg’s repeated demonstrations constitute a serious problem requiring drastic measures.

— I believe she should be expelled, says Listhaug, who even describes Thunberg as a “Swedish gang criminal”.

Thunberg, who temporarily left the demonstration to return on Tuesday, explained the action’s purpose in a press release:

“We are here because there is no future in oil. Fossil fuels lead to death and destruction”, it states.

“Breaks the rules of the game”

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre tries to navigate between fundamental rights and practical consequences. In Bergen newspaper Bergensavisen, he emphasizes that Norway stands firm on freedom of expression and demonstration, but simultaneously signals that the activists’ methods are unacceptable when they prevent ordinary people from getting to work.

— It breaks the rules of the game. There are people going to work and they shouldn’t have to experience insecurity with that, the prime minister emphasizes.

The view of Thunberg among European leaders has changed markedly since she was celebrated as a teenager at summits around the world.

After she expanded her activism to include criticism of Israel’s war crimes in Gaza and other political issues, she has increasingly begun to be regarded as a disruptive element and an “extremist” who must be stopped or restricted – a sharp contrast to how she was previously portrayed as a hero and role model for young Europeans.

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https://nordictimes.com/the-nordics/sweden/swedish-climate-extremists-who-blocked-ambulance-acquitted-by-supreme-court/

Sweden

Swedish climate extremists who blocked ambulance acquitted by Supreme Court

The exaggerated climate crisis

Published 11 July 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Police remove the road blockade in August 2022.
2 minute read
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A nearly three-year legal process concluded this week when all activists from Restore Wetlands (Återställ Våtmarker) were acquitted for blocking the E4 motorway in August 2022, which in addition to causing long traffic jams also delayed an ambulance on an emergency call.

According to Sweden’s Supreme Court (Högsta domstolen), the road blockade was not comparable to the threats against vital societal interests required by law for a conviction of sabotage, and therefore acquitted all participants in the climate alarmist group’s action. The Supreme Court particularly emphasized the importance of freedom of demonstration and freedom of expression in a ruling that will serve as guidance for how civil disobedience should be punished, which in practice opens the door for more motorway blockades.

– The legal situation has been unclear regarding what constitutes a serious disruption or obstruction in these cases. It’s good that we now have clear guidance from the Supreme Court on how prosecutions for sabotage should be assessed in the future, says Chief Prosecutor Katarina Johansson Welin in the Supreme Court’s press release.

The group itself describes its action as an “act of love”.

– Victory! Today we celebrate that the sabotage charge has been shot down for the last time. In my heart, I have always known that I acted exactly right. To sit peacefully and openly on a motorway and demand that emissions decrease is among the strongest acts of love for our children and for life that you can do, and we did exactly that, says one of those acquitted in the climate group’s press release.

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https://nordictimes.com/the-nordics/sweden/green-party-economist-good-that-fewer-children-are-born-in-sweden/

Sweden

Green Party economist: Good that fewer children are born in Sweden

The exaggerated climate crisis

Published 11 July 2025
– By Editorial Staff
The Green Party politician Lennart Olsen sees children as an unnecessary burden on the economy and the environment.
2 minute read
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That fewer children are born in Sweden is only good for the environment, argues Green Party (Miljöpartiet) politician Lennart Olsen. Children and young people also cost more than older people, who can still work at higher ages if the pension age is raised, he adds.

Olsen writes in a debate article in the Bonnier publication Dagens Nyheter that people should view positively the fact that Swedes are not reproducing themselves.

“What’s needed here is a reversed perspective, where lower birth rates and eventually decreasing population should be welcomed to reduce the exploitation of the earth’s ecosystems“.

The Green Party member believes that the Swedish government’s investigation aimed at proposing measures to raise the very low birth rates in Sweden is “misguided”. He argues that the state can save money from fewer children being born.

“For the state’s and municipal sector’s economy, children and young people are a much greater expense than the elderly. This is because virtually all people between 0 and 20 years old cost a lot of money in the form of preschool, school, higher education, parental insurance, child allowance and more“, Olsen explains his thesis and argues that older people also won’t need as much pension if the retirement age is raised further.

Above all, the Green Party economist sees the possibility that fewer Swedish children will lead to a better climate in the long term.

“The positive effects of such a development can then also take effect and lead to reduced pressure on the earth’s ecosystems“, writes Olsen.

Olsen represents a so-called neo-Malthusian line, an ideological movement that strives for reduced population and strongly influences the climate alarmist movement.

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