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Either we impose a gas credit system on the cattle industry or, more likely, governments subsidize dairy farmers that use algae in their feed. Either way, there
by ppeetteerr 8y ago
Either we impose a gas credit system on the cattle industry or, more likely, governments subsidize dairy farmers that use algae in their feed. Either way, there is no financial incentive to produce less methane. It will require regulation
- BatFastard 8y agoWhich means it won't happen for at least 3 more years.
- schiffern 8y ago>Either way, there is no financial incentive to produce less methane. There is a distinct thermodynamic incentive to reduce methane, because the methanogenic bacteria are "eating" the energy that the cow would otherwise absorb. This translates directly into a financial incentive, because the cows require less feed. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1d58/15b6d22d81070c173f6281434dd213a557c7.pdf https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1d58/15b6d22d81070c173f6281... >Methane is a by-product of the microbial fermentation of carbohydrates in the diets of ruminant animals. Because cattle can lose about 6% of their dietary intake energy as CH4, substantial research to estimate this production and to reduce CH4 emissions has been completed (Johnson and Johnson, 1995).