So looking at the world data the global warming effect of the whole world livestock production is 5.8% which is aproximately the same as the methane emissions of accidental leaks in the Energy sector industries.
It seems logistically much easier to solve the problem of coal mining leaks and Oil and Gas methane leaks created by a few multinational conglomerates, than to try and curb a fractured meat industry spread through multiple (often developing) countries.
Or heated their home 50% less.
But why not stop the accidental leaks while eating less meat while driving less while using energy efficient houses?
It’s a lot easier to blame an industry you can’t control than make a few decisions at home.
Tell your politicians to hold the mega corps accountable while proving you care by avoiding beef and driving less and turning the AC on less.
It was just interesting that the percent contributions where really similar between the two when intuitively I would expect Oil/Gas/Coal methane leaks to have a marginal climate impact.
Every measure right now, which doesn't hurt us, doesn't do anything right now to solve the problem.
Mexiko has a drought strongest of the last 30 years, permafrost is unfreezing, etc.
However, you would struggle to enforce any meat industry curbing measure with the millions of meat producers spread across many developing countries.
On the consumption side, and leaving aside the micro-nation of Hong Kong, the US lead the per capita meat consumption charts with 124 kg/year, with other high-wealth countries close behind. (China: 61 kg/year.)
The developing countries don't have to be a particular priority, at this point.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-drilling-abandoned-sp...