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You have heard climate scientists talk about tipping points, right? Methane is short lived but extremely potent. Its warming effect can push systems (ice melt,
by peterashford 1y ago
You have heard climate scientists talk about tipping points, right? Methane is short lived but extremely potent. Its warming effect can push systems (ice melt, permafrost thaw, ocean circulation) past irreversible thresholds. Deforestation to support meat production isn’t easily undone. Regrowing forests takes decades to centuries.
- dijit 1y agoOk, so you're continuing to push the topic in a direction of methane and not inefficiency as we were discussing. I think I'll conclude the conversation here as it's clear you're just conversing from an ideological point of view. Methane is a problem, as discussed elsewhere in the thread, but the largest issue continues to be the fact we're digging up oil and feeding it to herds, you've not convinced me that this is not the largest issue, or not a larger issue than: air travel, cars etc;
- peterashford 1y agoEnjoy your ad hominems