testeronious@lemmy.world to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 8 months agoBeef produces 85 kg CO2e per kg of food. Tofu produces 2.9 kg CO2e per kg of food.ourworldindata.orgexternal-linkmessage-square117fedilinkarrow-up1314arrow-down125
arrow-up1289arrow-down1external-linkBeef produces 85 kg CO2e per kg of food. Tofu produces 2.9 kg CO2e per kg of food.ourworldindata.orgtesteronious@lemmy.world to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 8 months agomessage-square117fedilink
minus-squareRvTV95XBeolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoAlso carbon sinks around the globe are being replaced by systems that are at best carbon neutral. Every acre of carbon sequestering rainforest cleared to farm cattle is a net decrease in our ability to process atmospheric carbon.
minus-squareleds@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoTrue, add to that CO2 emission for transporting all that animal feed around the world
Also carbon sinks around the globe are being replaced by systems that are at best carbon neutral. Every acre of carbon sequestering rainforest cleared to farm cattle is a net decrease in our ability to process atmospheric carbon.
True, add to that CO2 emission for transporting all that animal feed around the world