How does a hole in a cow’s body help scientists to reduce global warming?
Date: 10.4.2013
When we think about the climate change and greenhouse gases - human activities, like vehicles, industry and agriculture, comes to our mind. The gas, which is known to be highly harmful for our climate is carbon dioxide, but methane is even 23 times more dangerous in terms of global warming.
The source of air pollutants, whose relevancy is often not appreciated, is grazing cattle. Actually, the amount of methane released by a cow can be compared to the pollution generated by a car, being about 200-500 liters daily. Taking into account transportation of animal products and feed production, livestock constitutes even higher environmental burden due to greenhouse gases emission, surpassing transport...
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