In the middle of a COP26 climate conference where the Irish government joined a global pledge to cut methane emissions by 30 per cent (but failed to indicate clearly in its national Climate Action Plan how much methane-emitting livestock farming was expected to contribute to this), Glanbia has just announced its full divestment from Irish dairy. Not only is the Kilkenny-headquartered food processor proposing to sell its remaining 40 per cent share in Glanbia Ireland, the milk processing joint venture it co-owns with the group’s founding farmers’ co-op; Wednesday’s stock market announcement adds that “Glanbia Ireland and the co-op will…

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