claim: In the process, the cows will emit much greenhouse gas, and they will consume far more calories in beans than they will yield in meat, meaning far more clearcutting of forests to farm cattle feed than would be necessary if the beans above were simply eaten by people.”
evidences.evidence_id: Agriculture:258
evidences.article: Agriculture
evidences.evidence: Agriculture contributes to climate change by anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases, and by the conversion of non-agricultural land such as forest for agricultural use.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Beef:48
evidences.article: Beef
evidences.evidence: A simple exchange of beef to soy beans (a common feed source for cattle) in Americans' diets would, according to one estimate, result in meeting between 46 and 74 percent of the reductions needed to meet the 2020 greenhouse gas emission goals of the United States as pledged in 2009.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Livestock:75
evidences.article: Livestock
evidences.evidence: The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) has estimated that agriculture (including not only livestock, but also food crop, biofuel and other production) accounted for about 10 to 12 percent of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions (expressed as 100-year carbon dioxide equivalents) in 2005 and in 2010.Cows produce some 570 million cubic metres of methane per day, that accounts for from 35 to 40% of the overall methane emissions of the planet.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Milk:129
evidences.article: Milk
evidences.evidence: Compared to plant milks, cow's milk requires the most land and water, and its production results in the greatest amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, air pollution, and water pollution.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Vegetarianism:279
evidences.article: Vegetarianism
evidences.evidence: In addition, animal agriculture is a large source of greenhouse gases.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS