Does eating less meat really help reduce global warming?

Answer 1

Yes, if we ate less red meat there would be less methane, one of the greenhouse gases, in the atmosphere. This is because cattle and other ruminant animals belch methane. Methane and carbon dioxide are causing global warming.

Answer 2

Cattle belch methane, which is a powerful greenhouse gas. More and more people around the world are eating red meat, so cattle production is also rising. If the world ate less meat there would be a reduction in cattle numbers and a reduction in the greenhouse gas methane.

Answer 3

No, it doesn't cause it, but it contributes to it. Red meat especially has a large carbon footprint. If everyone in the Western world went vegetarian one day a week it would make quite a difference. Pork, lamb, kangaroo and chicken have a much smaller carbon footprint.

Answer 4

" They " blame a lot of methane gas emissions on cows. I blame carmakers for not advancing technology they had since the 1940's. Would you rather have a burger, or a car that gets 100MPG or a uses fuel cell .

Answer 5

The South American rainforest is being cleared to support American's beef consumption, as the United States yearly imports 300 million lbs (136 million kg) of meat from Central and South America.

Answer 6

Red meat especially has a large carbon footprint, because of the methane emissions from cattle raising. If everyone in the Western world went vegetarian one day a week it would make quite a difference. Pork, lamb, kangaroo and chicken have a much smaller carbon footprint.

Answer 7

Cows are a main source of both meat and methane gas (a flammable greenhouse gas).