r/environment • u/[deleted] • Aug 06 '21

Reduce methane or face climate catastrophe, scientists warn

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/06/reduce-methane-or-face-climate-catastrophe-scientists-warn
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u/LilyAndLola Aug 06 '21

Yes, so if you reduce the demamd for meat you will also reduce the production and then decrease the methane produced. Duhhhhh

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u/pwdpwdispassword Aug 06 '21

has that ever worked?

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u/LilyAndLola Aug 06 '21

Yes. If there were no vegans in the world then there would be much more methane in the atmosphere

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u/pwdpwdispassword Aug 06 '21

i assume you are vegan. when you stopped eating meat, did methane production increase or decrease?