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Our Carbon Hoofprint : The Complex Relationship Between Meat and Climate /

In the ongoing effort to combat global climate catastrophe, animal agriculture has long been a subject of contention. On the one hand, most agree that across the world increasing meat and dairy consumption are accelerating anthropogenic climate change. On the other hand, proponents of the livestock...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Mayerfeld, Diane (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
Edition:1st ed. 2023.
Series:Food and Health,
Subjects:
Agriculture.
Environment.
Food science.
Environmental Sciences.
Food Science.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • How we got here, and where we need to go: The bitter fight about meat and climate
  • The consequences for climate of meat consumption
  • The Limits of Vegetarianism
  • The Benefits of Modern Efficiency
  • The Limits of Efficiency
  • The Miracle of Grass
  • The limits of grass
  • Lightening our Carbon Hoofprint
  • Policy Pathways
  • Index.