Ep. 333: Why cows might not be the villains of climate change
Guest: Frank M. Mitloehner, University of California, Davis
Cows have rapidly moved into the crosshairs of climate change and diet.
Dr. Frank M. Mitloehner of UC Davis says much – if not most – of what you think you know about ruminants and climate change is inaccurate. His findings align with those of climate scientist Dr. Myles Allen, an IPCC contributor and Oxford professor who says the global warming potential carbon equivalency formula applied to livestock is incorrect.
Both Mitloehner and Allen point to the impact a stable or declining herd has on methane production. Add in improving dietary and animal husbandry practices, along with methane capturing systems, and the picture in northern hemisphere countries is positive.
We invited Dr Frank Mitloehner to join us for a Conversation That Matters about cows, cattle, the environment and how we can’t live without ruminants.
