You are right, the second farm would produce beef which emit a lot more co2. However, even with the best practices the beef stay way more polluting than any other food as their emissions do not go below 40kg/co2 per kg of meat. This is due to the fact that a big part of the emissions are due to methane emitted by cows.
Right which goes back to another point I’ve made about mega fauna which naturally occurred around the world before humans made them endangered. For example, the great buffalo herds that used to roam the USA. They are a natural part of the carbon cycle and have been for millions of years. You can sustainably harvest red meat from the environment. Same as you can fish or any other protein out there.
It’s just cheaper and more profitable to destroy the environment. There’s nothing wrong with consuming red meat. There’s a whole lot wrong with modern farming practices. All that soy and almond milk is an environmental tragedy as well. Just not a carbon related one.
You are right, the second farm would produce beef which emit a lot more co2. However, even with the best practices the beef stay way more polluting than any other food as their emissions do not go below 40kg/co2 per kg of meat. This is due to the fact that a big part of the emissions are due to methane emitted by cows.
Right which goes back to another point I’ve made about mega fauna which naturally occurred around the world before humans made them endangered. For example, the great buffalo herds that used to roam the USA. They are a natural part of the carbon cycle and have been for millions of years. You can sustainably harvest red meat from the environment. Same as you can fish or any other protein out there.
It’s just cheaper and more profitable to destroy the environment. There’s nothing wrong with consuming red meat. There’s a whole lot wrong with modern farming practices. All that soy and almond milk is an environmental tragedy as well. Just not a carbon related one.