Methane and Embedded Carbon

Wallaby produce very low levels of methane, unlike cattle and sheep.

A carbon emissions assessment concluded wallaby’s carbon footprint is negligible compared to beef, at just 2.4kg of carbon per kg of meat produced.

“Every time you chose to eat wallaby rather than beef you save approximately 5.5kg of embedded carbon”.

Over Lenah’s lifetime, this has abated over 92 million kilograms of carbon emissions by displacing the consumption of an equivalent quantity of beef.

If all the Bennett’s wallaby that are culled each year across Tasmania were processed by Lenah and consumed rather than beef it is estimated more than 24 million tonnes of carbon would be abated each year.

51% of customers chose wallaby for its environmental credentials (2023).