The Greenhouse Hamburger
- Our coal-generated electric power and even our cement factories adversely affect the environment.
- Because gases vary in greenhouse potency, every greenhouse gas is usually expressed as an amount of CO2 with the same global-warming potential.
- Every food we consume, vegetables and fruits included, incurs hidden environmental costs: transportation, refrigeration and fuel for farming, as well as methane emissions from plants and animals, all lead to a buildup of atmospheric greenhouse gases.
- Beef consumption is rising rapidly, both as population increases and as people eat more meat.
- Our meat was not being regulated as being a source of adverse effects towards the environment
- The largest fraction of the greenhouse effect from beef production comes from the loss of CO2-absorbing trees, grasses and other year-round plant cover on land where the feed crops are grown and harvested.
- Contributes 14-22 percent of 36 billion tons of CO2 world production every year
- Improve waste management, farming practices, eat locally produced food, eat less meat.
Summary
Every food we consume all lead to a buildup of atmospheric greenhouse gases. For example vegetables and fruits as well as refrigerated food. Because gases vary in greenhouse potency, every gas is usually expressed an amount of CO2 with same global warming potential. Beef consumption is rising rapidly, both s population increase and as people eat more meat. But our meat was not being regulated as being a source of adverse effects toward the environment.
Every food we consume all lead to a buildup of atmospheric greenhouse gases. For example vegetables and fruits as well as refrigerated food. Because gases vary in greenhouse potency, every gas is usually expressed an amount of CO2 with same global warming potential. Beef consumption is rising rapidly, both s population increase and as people eat more meat. But our meat was not being regulated as being a source of adverse effects toward the environment.