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About meat specifically -- one has to be careful when counting all greenhouse gases versus just CO2, and pure quantity of gas vs. effect on global warming. Cat
by throwaway698 6y ago
About meat specifically -- one has to be careful when counting all greenhouse gases versus just CO2, and pure quantity of gas vs. effect on global warming.
Cattle produces a lot of methane, which has a very powerful greenhouse effect, a lot more powerful than CO2. So while it does not contribute to CO2 emissions that much, it contributes to the greenhouse effect proportionally a lot more.
- tomarr 6y agoCO2e is standard when talking about GHG which takes this into account.
- takeda 6y agoOh yeah, I remeber also driving once next to a large farm with cows, it's crazy how much of the gas they produce.
- takeda 6y agogot some downvotes, but I guess those people never experienced, you can close air circulation in your car and still smell it, it's that bad.
- dsirola 6y agoThe methane has lower cumulative impact and is a closed loop where it gets recycled over time. [1] [1] https://onezero.medium.com/cow-farts-are-not-the-problem-f5764c1b2a5d https://onezero.medium.com/cow-farts-are-not-the-problem-f57...