testeronious@lemmy.world to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 8 months agoBeef produces 85 kg CO2e per kg of food. Tofu produces 2.9 kg CO2e per kg of food.ourworldindata.orgexternal-linkmessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up1313arrow-down125
arrow-up1288arrow-down1external-linkBeef produces 85 kg CO2e per kg of food. Tofu produces 2.9 kg CO2e per kg of food.ourworldindata.orgtesteronious@lemmy.world to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 8 months agomessage-square119fedilink
minus-squareledslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoYeah but problem is that the methane phase is a much more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2 CO2 in air » plant » cow » methane in air (cow bacteria farts and burps) » CO2 in air
minus-squareRvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoAlso carbon sinks around the globe are being replaced by systems that are at best carbon neutral. Every acre of carbon sequestering rainforest cleared to farm cattle is a net decrease in our ability to process atmospheric carbon.
minus-squareledslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoTrue, add to that CO2 emission for transporting all that animal feed around the world
Yeah but problem is that the methane phase is a much more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2
CO2 in air » plant » cow » methane in air (cow bacteria farts and burps) » CO2 in air
Also carbon sinks around the globe are being replaced by systems that are at best carbon neutral. Every acre of carbon sequestering rainforest cleared to farm cattle is a net decrease in our ability to process atmospheric carbon.
True, add to that CO2 emission for transporting all that animal feed around the world