Yeah and if we eliminate animal enterprises altogether it would be much better. Go vegan.
this post was submitted on 13 Sep 2023
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Not gonna happen though. Halving is already extremely hard
We won't give up until every cage is empty.
Notice how the title is about land use emissions. That's about changes in how land is used, not overall ememissions.
Deforestation is done to clear land tongrow animal feed more than anything else. It's not just methane from the cattle.
'Livestock’ emissions here include direct emissions from livestock only – they do not consider impacts of land use change for pasture or animal feed.