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> A huge part of GHG emissions is due to deforesting and cattle Deforestation is clearly an issue, but I seem to recall reading about a diet with some/more/lot
by stephenr 7y ago
> A huge part of GHG emissions is due to deforesting and cattle
Deforestation is clearly an issue, but I seem to recall reading about a diet with some/more/lots of seaweed essentially solved the methane issue of cattle?
If the deforestation is to have space for cows the answer is obvious: cow/fish hybrids. Or cows with scuba masks? No need to collect the seaweed, no need to destroy the forest.
You’ll need bigger fishing nets though.
- hannob 7y ago> Deforestation is clearly an issue, but I seem to recall reading about a diet with some/more/lots of seaweed essentially solved the methane issue of cattle? Don't get your hopes up. This story gets thrown around a lot, but it's based on a mini study with twelve cows. Whether this will work at scale or permanently is pretty much an open question.
- punchclockhero 7y agoHad the same shower thought as you. If selective breeding can make a chihuahua out of the wolf, why not make aquatic cattle out of the whale? Plenty of pastures in the ocean.
- stephenr 7y agoBonus: automatic surf and turf.