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ALL of GLOBAL #agriculture produces <24% of anthropogenic greenhouse gases. #AnimalAg = 14.5%. Global #beef = 6%, US beef = <0.5% of global.
Figure from epa.gov/ghgemissions/g…
ALL of GLOBAL #agriculture produces <24% of anthropogenic greenhouse gases. #AnimalAg = 14.5%. Global #beef = 6%, US beef = <0.5% of global.
Figure from epa.gov/ghgemissions/g…
US = 15% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. #Agriculture = 9% of US total anthro GHG emissions, US #AnimalAg = 4% (<1% of global anthro GHG) US beef = 2% of US (<0.5% of global anthro GHG)
Figure - epa.gov/ghgemissions/g…
Figure - epa.gov/ghgemissions/g…
Note "This estimate [ag, forestry & other land use] does not include the CO2 that ecosystems remove from the atmosphere by sequestering carbon in biomass, dead organic matter, and soils, which offset approximately 20% of emissions from this sector."
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