GREENWASH BUSTING

👏 In summary:

1) Food is the second largest source of global emissions, and a shift to more plant-based diets is the most effective way to reduce these;

2) Methane is an extremely potent greenhouse gas, about a third of which is caused by livestock - and reduction of this methane would have a rapid effect to slow global temperature rises, potentially helping us avoiding climate tipping points;

3) US cattle cause nearly as many emissions as the whole of Spain;

4) Cattle are often grown on lands which were formerly forests, wetlands, etc. - and even wild grasslands often store more carbon than often overgrazed pastures;

5) Tech options like feed additives barely scratch the surface of the problem, without lowering meat/dairy production.

By Martin Bowman


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