The Worldwatch Institute says that meat and diary production accounts for half of total human-made greenhouse gas emissions.
Animals’ digestive processes and slurry release methane, which is 23 times more potent than carbon dioxide.
Huge areas of the Amazon rainforest are cut down to create cattle grazing land and land to grow animal feed crops. Animal manure decomposition and fertilisers for the vast amounts of animal feed crops create nitrous oxide gas, which is a 296 times more potent than carbon dioxide.
Mark Richards
Halland Road, Brighton
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