Subject: Re: Another climate change myth takes a hit
production, cow farts have been a non-issue… as have cow burps, for that matter.

Yeah, left wingers never do the things they say. Except they always do, and then we have to wade through the pretending that the left isn't doing something and That The Right Made It All Up. The list of that stuff is now pretty impressive with my favorites being the Defund the Police gaslighting. Anyway.

https://shs.cairn.info/revue-d...

One of many examples.
Launched in December 2019, the European Green Deal (EGD) is a European Union (EU) initiative that aims at making Europe the first carbon-neutral continent by 2050, in order to keep global warming below 2°C above pre-industrial levels. As an interim target, the EU as a whole must reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55% below 1990 levels by 2030. This will require efforts from all EU countries and sectors. In this context, the EU agriculture sector faces specific challenges. It has to set out on the path towards sustainable food systems, while at the same time securing food for its 450 million inhabitants.

And to the point:
Cattle livestock make a large contribution to CH4 and N2O emissions. Methane is predominantly emitted through enteric fermentation, and due to the particularities of their digestive tract (rumen) cattle emit a lot of methane compared to monogastric (non-ruminant) animals such as pigs or poultry. In 2021, cattle accounted for 85% of enteric fermentation (Figure 1A), which in turn accounted for 48% of total agricultural GHG emissions (Table 2). Manure management (urine and faeces) is another source of GHG emissions (accounting for 17% of total agricultural GHG emissions) and is responsible for additional methane emissions as well as for nitrous oxide emissions. Again, cattle make a major contribution to manure management, accounting for 45% (Figure 1B). Altogether, 49% of GHG emissions in EU agriculture came directly from cattle in 2021. [2] More generally, cattle are recognised as a major contributor to global GHG emissions in both developed and developing countries (FAO, 2023).

Lulz at that. Never mind that overall livestock is pretty carbon neutral given that they eat grass, poop fertilizer that feeds grass, which grows, and the methane they emit gradually breaks down into CO2 in the atmosphere...which then feeds the grass. A nice cycle.

So what are the euros doing?

In this context, voices have echoed around the world to reduce cattle livestock numbers (Garnett, 2009; Thorpe, 2009). For example, Garnett (2009) argues that, due to our incapacity to substantially reduce livestock emissions through technological measures alone, a reduction in livestock and consumption is additionally required. Within the EU, the government of Ireland citing the need to meet climate change targets, has proposed cutting dairy herds by 10% over three years, equivalent to the culling of 200,000 animals by 2026. In the Netherlands, which is caught up in the nitrogen crisis, the government will spend €1.47 billion to buy out cattle and reduce the country’s numbers, with the ultimate goal of achieving a 30% reduction in livestock by 2030. In France, the Court of Auditors has called on the government to downsize numbers by 2 million by 2035 (and 3.5 million by 2050), arguing that “the balance sheet of cattle is unfavourable” (…) “carbon sequestration by the meadows where the animals graze is far from offsetting the emissions from livestock farming” (Cour des Comptes, 2023). Among civil society, NGOs and scientists, another argument in favour of reducing livestock is linked to a healthier diet (i.e. a diet with less protein of animal origin and more protein of plant origin). People in rich countries, particularly, are considered to eat too much meat, especially beef, which leads to chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and certain cancers. [3]

So there you go. The left has indeed been on the kick of MEAT KILLS THE PLANET despite the denials now being kicked about.

Eat the bugs.