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>Animals are fed from crops, which sequester carbon from the air. Most animals are fed from industrially grown crops. Those crops require tons of oil to grow a
by gambler 7y ago
>Animals are fed from crops, which sequester carbon from the air.
Most animals are fed from industrially grown crops. Those crops require tons of oil to grow and contribute to deforestation.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/05/vast-animal-feed-crops-meat-needs-destroying-planet https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/05/vast-ani...
- nightski 7y agoObviously corn is a huge one because the government subsidizes it so heavily. But another popular food source for animals is beet pulp pellets. Now these are pure waste by products of sugar production. So even if you don't feed animals it's not going to reduce the impact of this.