I keep coming upon this statistic that states livestock are responsible for 14.5% of global gas emissions.
Some designate ruminant animals â cows, sheep and goats â as the biggest contributors to greenhouse gases. Others then go on to offer a solution: Switch from beef and lamb to chicken and pork ⦠and consume fewer dairy products.
Not everyone agrees with that conclusion, including Dr. Frank Mitloehner, professor and air quality expert at the University of California at Davis.
âForgoing meat is not the environmental panacea many would have us believe,â he states.
Here are some of his reasons.
Itâs true that around the world, cattle are the No. 1 agricultural source of greenhouse gases, says Mitloehner. Thatâs where the prevailing statistic of 14.5% emissions from cattle comes from.
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