The agricultural industry accounts for roughly 10% of Green House Gas Emissions by sector in the US.
Of that 10% over a 25% of those emissions come from livestock directly. Their digestive system ultimately produces large amounts of methane — the classic “cow farts” problem I’m sure you’ve heard about. Around 2.5% of total emissions in the US are from “cow farts”. There has been methods explored to lower the methane content from livestock.
Their farts aren’t the only damaging thing to the environment. Manure treatment and management account of 12% of agricultures total emissions — about 1.2% of the US’s total emissions. There are programs attempting to capture methane from manure and repurpose it.
By the law of supply and demand eating less livestock means there will be less around, decreasing that sectors footprint.
You might not know what else to eat to get protein in your diet, but there’s a lot to learn about alternative food sources and what is actually recommended to consume to have a healthy diet.
the climate consultant 