Food Justice: Dairy and the Methane Problem

Methane is a greenhouse gas, about 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide over its first 20 years in the atmosphere, and agriculture is responsible for roughly a quarter of methane emissions worldwide. Dairy production accounts for about 1.4 billion metric tons of CO2-equivalent greenhouse gas emissions every year, about 3 percent of all human-induced climate pollution; most of these emissions are methane.

Lowering production of dairy cattle would not only slash methane emissions but also limit animal cruelty and pollution of soil and water. But are proposed solutions really feasible? Read more here.