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Milk's hidden carbon bill is bigger than advertised as damaged grass and soils drive emissions higher

Livestock farming causes a significant share of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. According to a new study, the carbon footprint of milk may be considerably larger than commonly calculated when carbon released from the soil is also considered. The work is published in The International Journal o...

Milk's hidden carbon bill is bigger than advertised as damaged grass and soils drive emissions higher
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Livestock farming causes a significant share of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. According to a new study, the carbon footprint of milk may be considerably larger than commonly calculated when carbon released from the soil is also considered. The work is published in The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment.

Originally published at Phys.org

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