Climate 101 with Albert Wenger pt 2
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Climate 101 with Albert Wenger pt 2
Cultivating animals for food is the world’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions (more than all forms of transportation combined)
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UK farms annual emissions = 45.6 million CO2e – about one tenth of UK GHG emissions. But in stark contrast to the rest of the economy only 10% of this is CO2. Around 40% is nitrous dioxide (N2O) and 50% is methane (CH4).
You also have to consider what the raising/processing of the protein does to land and water, how does it alter climate change?
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You may know that cattle produce a lot of methane, one of the most harmful greenhouse gases in terms of contributing to warming temperatures. But did you know that throwing away food is also a significant contributor? When food rots, it also produces methane. And we throw away lots of food every year – the equivalent of 3.3 billion tons of carbon... See more
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Scientists Say We Could Feed 1 Billion More People With One Change to the Global Food System
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