Climate 101 with Albert Wenger pt 2
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Climate 101 with Albert Wenger pt 2
My calculations show that in the future—by lowering the share of beef and raising the share of pork, chicken meat, eggs, and dairy products, by more efficient feeding, and by better use of crop residues and food processing by-products—we could match recent global meat output while greatly limiting livestock’s environmental impact, including its sha
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