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Cows produce (literally: fart) a lot of methane, which is an incredibly potent driver of global warming. A lot of energy also goes into the whole chain of produ
by IfOnlyYouKnew 6y ago
Cows produce (literally: fart) a lot of methane, which is an incredibly potent driver of global warming. A lot of energy also goes into the whole chain of production, from fertilizer used on feedstocks to transportation and so on.
Even compared just to other meats, beef is terrible for the climate. IIRC, pork does less than 1/3 the damage, and chicken gets close to vegetables on this measure
- perfunctory 6y ago> Cows produce (literally: fart) a lot of methane Excuse me my nitpicking, but cows mostly belch. https://climate.nasa.gov/faq/33/which-is-a-bigger-methane-source-cow-belching-or-cow-flatulence/ https://climate.nasa.gov/faq/33/which-is-a-bigger-methane-so...
- dalore 6y agoMethane isn't as bad or terrible as it's made out to be https://www.alltech.com/features-podcast-blog/frank-mitloehner-cattle-climate-change-and-methane-myth https://www.alltech.com/features-podcast-blog/frank-mitloehn... And the measurements for beef in regard to climate change was a global average, using Brazil burning down Amazon forests. Unless you're eating that beef you can find beef that is carbon neutral or even a carbon sink. It uses up land we can't grow crops on and without meats we wouldn't have enough.