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Those poor plants (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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[–] -3 points 2 years ago (7 children)

all of agriculture is only about 20% of our GHG emissions. cows are a fraction of that.. there are definitely bigger issues.

as for the alfalfa, it's also a small fraction of global crops. 2/3 of all crop calories go to humans with only 1/3 going to livestock.. this includes about 70% of the weight of the global soy crop (after we have pressed it for oil), as well as fodder like corn stalks. we basically fed livestock trash and get food. it's a pretty good deal.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    all of agriculture is only about 20% of our GHG emissions. cows are a fraction of that… there are definitely bigger issues.

    obviously, but in terms of livestock, cows are pretty significant.

    30% of all global stock going to feed is a pretty large percentage of global crop production.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    I think it's probably fine. it will work itself out when the workers of the world organize as a class, take possession of the means of production, abolish the wage system, and live in harmony with the Earth.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    i think it's a lot more likely to work out better in a highly decentralized system, i'm not much of a commie myself personally, as i prefer to live outside the bounds of normalcy, and unless i get a lot of say in the commie meetings i'm not sure i can justify existing in that society lol.

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