testeronious@lemmy.world to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 6 months agoBeef produces 85 kg CO2e per kg of food. Tofu produces 2.9 kg CO2e per kg of food.ourworldindata.orgexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1243arrow-down121
arrow-up1222arrow-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 · 6 months agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-squarenxdefiant@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·edit-26 months agoIf the non-food products (which account for about 40% of the animal) are accounted for, the food-CO2 falls by ~40% to about 51. This doesn’t seem to take into account methane production and its effect on the climate either, which would probably put cows and pigs much higher.
If the non-food products (which account for about 40% of the animal) are accounted for, the food-CO2 falls by ~40% to about 51.
This doesn’t seem to take into account methane production and its effect on the climate either, which would probably put cows and pigs much higher.