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Not sure why the author doesn't mention the known (and gaining traction) solution: rotational grazing. It's a rather simple carbon-negative solution. You have a
by kuratkull 5y ago
Not sure why the author doesn't mention the known (and gaining traction) solution: rotational grazing. It's a rather simple carbon-negative solution. You have a bunch of land, you divide it into paddocks, you rotate ruminants to fresh grass. The previous paddocks regenerate and bind carbon. Repeat. A large plot of land is able to bind carbon for decades.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=rotational+grazing+carbon+negative https://duckduckgo.com/?q=rotational+grazing+carbon+negative
- Robotbeat 5y agoI sincerely doubt this fully compensated for methane emissions.
- darksaints 5y agoMaybe. http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/animalsciencesdept/2016/06/22/cows-carbon-neutral/ http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/animalsciencesdept/2016/06/22/cows... Bison in particular have such a beneficial effect on soil retention, aeration, and quality, that some scientists view them as part of the solution as opposed to part of the problem. Their grazing patterns literally turn everything they touch into more efficient carbon sinks. If this idea is to extend to other livestock, it would do wonders for swine, chicken, sheep, and goat carbon intensity as well, but it probably will never be enough to compensate for cow methane emissions.
- kuratkull 5y agoDo your sincere doubts have any basis to them or did you just want to blurt out something?
- lambdaba 5y agoWe could fix that by feeding the cattle algae: https://www.agweb.com/news/livestock/beef/feeding-cows-seaweed-could-reduce-cattle-methane-emissions-82 https://www.agweb.com/news/livestock/beef/feeding-cows-seawe...
- xupybd 5y agoMethane emissions do drop when feeding cattle grass. It's what their guts are supposed to work with.