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You really had to throw veganism into the mix there…?

• Vegenoid 11d ago
  I think that convincing people to go vegan is one of the least plausible ways to combat climate change, but livestock are responsible for 10-20% of greenhouse gas emissions: https://thebreakthrough.org/issues/food-agriculture-environment/livestock-dont-contribute-14-5-of-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions https://thebreakthrough.org/issues/food-agriculture-environm...
  • irishcoffee 11d ago
    There is much lower-hanging fruit than demanding people alter their diets. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/31/turkmenistan-methane-leaks-un-alerts-mars https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/31/turkmeni...
    • myaccountonhn 11d ago
      Thing is, we need to reach for high-hanging fruits
      • irishcoffee 11d ago
        Did you read the link? Spending 1 million bucks to fix all the methane leaks in the world is such an insane bang-for-buck win that I can’t even fathom spending one billion bucks for a tenth of the gain. But sure, go for it. Logic be damned.