'Hidden' emissions in traded meat calculated by researchers

Friday, November 14, 2014 - 13:31 in Earth & Climate

The amount of methane and nitrous oxide that countries release into the atmosphere when producing meat from livestock has been estimated, for the first time, but an international team of researchers. This study assigned the emissions to the countries where the meat is ultimately consumed.

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