And then emit higher methane in the process even in areas where it could theoretically work out largely due to lower slaughter weights and longer times to raise them
>If beef consumption is not reduced and is instead satisfied by greater imports of grass-fed beef, a switch to purely grass-fed systems would likely result in higher environmental costs, including higher overall methane emissions.
>If beef consumption is not reduced and is instead satisfied by greater imports of grass-fed beef, a switch to purely grass-fed systems would likely result in higher environmental costs, including higher overall methane emissions.
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aad401