Monday, December 09, 2024

No, Vox, Measuring Burps and Farts Will Not Save the Planet

A recent article at Vox, titled “Scientists are measuring burps and farts. It could help save the planet,” claims that methane produced by farm animals is causing dangerous global warming, and thus that reducing agriculture-related methane is critical to limiting warming to the 1.5°C target established for political ends in the 2015 Paris climate agreement. - ClimateREALISM - Linnea Lueken
This is false.
  • Animal related methane is not a threat to the environment, contributing little if anything to global warming.
  • With that in mind, it is more useful to look at greenhouse gas emissions in general. 
Data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) focusing on the United States (since the nation has the best and most easily available data) clearly show that livestock emissions are a small part of human emissions overall...

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