testeronious@lemmy.world to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 9 months agoBeef produces 85 kg CO2e per kg of food. Tofu produces 2.9 kg CO2e per kg of food.ourworldindata.orgexternal-linkmessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up1314arrow-down125
arrow-up1289arrow-down1external-linkBeef produces 85 kg CO2e per kg of food. Tofu produces 2.9 kg CO2e per kg of food.ourworldindata.orgtesteronious@lemmy.world to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 9 months agomessage-square119fedilink
minus-squareBlackmistlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·9 months agoWhy is beef from a beef herd worse than beef from a dairy herd?
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-29 months agoI think just because dairy cows live longer. Beef cows are killed younger, you don’t need to wait until their milk production dwindles. It’s not clear if accounting for the milk carbon footprint was taken into account or not.
Why is beef from a beef herd worse than beef from a dairy herd?
I think just because dairy cows live longer. Beef cows are killed younger, you don’t need to wait until their milk production dwindles. It’s not clear if accounting for the milk carbon footprint was taken into account or not.