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I've just look at some stats (a few first google results, no idea if they are correct) and it seems that in developed countries meat production has about 3% imp
by piokoch 7y ago
I've just look at some stats (a few first google results, no idea if they are correct) and it seems that in developed countries meat production has about 3% impact on CO2 the whole emission. It is also not clear how this number was calculated, as "deforestation" is mentioned as a factor that increases CO2 emission, I don't know how much it contributes to those 3% - maybe it would be enough to stop deforestation. The most harmful is beef production, pork or chickens seems to be much less important. So yes, maybe beef consumption will help, but only very little.
- perfunctory 7y ago> meat production has about 3% impact on CO2 the whole emission. CO2 is not the only GHG. EDIT: See https://ourworldindata.org/co2-and-other-greenhouse-gas-emissions#emissions-by-sector https://ourworldindata.org/co2-and-other-greenhouse-gas-emis...
- goodcanadian 7y agoIn a nutshell, in developed countries, the deforestation happened a long time ago, so it doesn't have a big impact on the continuing CO2 contribution from meat production. In other words, no new land is being cleared for livestock in most developed countries. In developing countries, unfortunately, deforestation for livestock production can be a big contribution to CO2.