From the Terrapass blog:
Conventional wisdom has it that meat production is responsible for about 18% of global greenhouse gas emissions — a shocking enough figure as it is. But lately a much higher number has been circulating, with some claiming that meat is responsible for an astonishing 51% of worldwide emissions.
Some skepticism is in order here, so I went looking for the source of the figure. It appears to be this recent report from the Worldwatch Institute. Long story short: I read about 2 pages into the report and then gave up, because its conclusions appear to be hopelessly addled.
Makes me glad I didn't become a veggie when I heard the 51% claim.
Note: I just added an "agriculture" category." Can't believe we didn't have that one with co-blogger Aggie Tim producing the monthly soybean report every month or so.
