No AP, New York Lawsuit Claims About Beef and Greenhouse Gases are Bogus
By
Anthony Watts
March 8, 2024
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A story from The Associated Press (AP) reports that New York’s attorney general Letitia James has filed a lawsuit alleging that a meat producing company, JBS USA, was being misleading when it claimed it will achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. According to the lawsuit, “beef has the highest total greenhouse gas emissions of any major food commodity and beef production is linked to large-scale deforestation.” This claim by James is false, and real-world data proves this to be so.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) own data showing beef in particular and farm production in general is not a significant contributor of greenhouse gas emissions. Most climate alarmists immediately cite methane and beef production as a major factor, but the data shows it isn’t really a problem at all. From Climate at a Glance: Livestock and Methane we learn:
Climate activists often claim that ranchers, livestock, and meat production are a leading cause of rising greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. However, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has compiled information on greenhouse gas emissions by source. According to EPA, beef production accounts for 2 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, while livestock production accounts for less than 4 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
By contrast, U.S. agricultural crop production emits more greenhouse gases than total livestock production.
https://climaterealism.com/2024/03/no-ap-new-york-lawsuit-claims-about-beef-and-greenhouse-gases-are-bogus/
