News Headline
Can eating grass-fed meat help tackle climate change?
Source
New Statesman (UK)
Publication Date
2017-10-04
Vegetarians and vegans often point out that cows' methane-filled burps are bad for the planet. But some supporters of organic and free-range farming argue that, while this may be true for intensively-reared livestock, the emissions cows make can be offset by allowing them to graze - which encourages grass to grow and thus helps lock, or "sequester", atmospheric carbon back into the soil.