@[email protected]M to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and [email protected]English • 7 months agoOne Simple Change to Reduce Your Climate Impact? Swap Out Beefwww.bloomberg.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down114
arrow-up164arrow-down1external-linkOne Simple Change to Reduce Your Climate Impact? Swap Out Beefwww.bloomberg.com@[email protected]M to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and [email protected]English • 7 months agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•7 months agoWait, lamb? I thought sheep and goats were relatively low-impact.
minus-square@[email protected]OPMlinkfedilink7•7 months agoNo, they’re ruminants, with similar methane-producing bacteria in their digestive systems.
minus-squareSkualinkfedilink3•7 months agoLamb is less polluting per calorie than beef is, but worse than most other foods. So “relatively low-impact” is true if the thing it’s relative to is farmed beef, but not to potatoes or even chicken
Wait, lamb? I thought sheep and goats were relatively low-impact.
No, they’re ruminants, with similar methane-producing bacteria in their digestive systems.
Goodbye, sweet gyros…
Lamb is less polluting per calorie than beef is, but worse than most other foods. So “relatively low-impact” is true if the thing it’s relative to is farmed beef, but not to potatoes or even chicken