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Well, if the cow eats grass, then you aren't paying for that energy input.
by dflock 4y ago
Well, if the cow eats grass, then you aren't paying for that energy input.
- aviramha 4y agoIt's not the input. It's the output. Stock animals emit gasses (like any other animal) and it's non-neglectable footprint.
- dtech 4y agoIt's the main reason beef and lamb are so much worse in terms of CO2-equivalent than pork or chicken, and cheese isn't good either.
- bayesian_horse 4y ago"Grass-fed" doesn't scale to the meat demand. It's a complacent luxury for some people, and that's all it's ever going to be until the Human population at least halves or becomes mostly vegan (so some people can enjoy better meat).