Climate And The Cow

Cows and cars are being misleadingly equated in the climate change debate

A simplistic ‘all livestock are bad’ narrative is promoted by campaigners and policymakers alike. A much more sophisticated debate is needed.

Ian Scoones, The Conversation
· Nov 09, 2021 · 07:30 pm
Cows produce greenhouses gases with their urine and faeces – so we toilet trained them

Cattle can be trained faster than toddlers.

Douglas Elliffe, The Conversation
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Lindsay Matthews, The Conversation
· Sep 25, 2021 · 11:30 pm
Bovine burping and flatulence (not eating beef) are big contributors to climate change

All cattle, whether raised for milking, ploughing or the slaughterhouse, emit methane as part of their digestive process.

Nayantara Narayanan
· Oct 24, 2015 · 02:30 pm