Re:If you want to save the world, veganism isn’t the answer
by nicbou on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @09:21AM
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Isn't this premise flawed though? I'd assume that even low-calorie plants are still way ahead of your average cow in terms of environmental impact. You have omitted methane emissions from that calculation, even though their impact is significant. You also ignored that plants produce oxygen instead of consuming it.
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Re:If you want to save the world, veganism isn’t the answer
by toasterlovin on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @09:29AM
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I don't think the premise is flawed. If plants have a 60x range in input (as proxied by cost) per calorie provided, then animals can consume plants at the top end of that range and still provide more calories per input than plants at the low end. 60x is a huge range.
With regard to the methane from cows concern: just eat chicken or pork. Chicken is probably the most environmentally friendly meat (in terms of calories provided per input).