elsanto9764

elsanto9764 t1_irvy2z5 wrote on October 11, 2022 at 1:28 PM

Reply to comment by jasusquisto in New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps to reduce emissions by TDYDave2

I agree there are other avenues besides piling the heap on struggling farmers, I was just providing a little more context. Seems like one of the contributing factors however is also to push people towards more sustainable eating habits by upping the price on beef

elsanto9764 t1_irvnh1o wrote on October 11, 2022 at 11:54 AM

Reply to New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps to reduce emissions by TDYDave2

Agriculture is the largest contributor to methane emissions globally. Livestock, in particular cattle, produce a significant portion of the methane in our atmosphere. Cows produce most of this from the front end. Methane itself contributes about ~14% of greenhouse emissions.