Among the academic communities it is relatively well known that beef has higher carbon and water footprints than other food sources.
However, what is not common knowledge is that beef system carbon intensities can range 50-fold, and that there are significant systematic tradeoffs to consider throughout.
For example, how do the implications for grass-fed vs. grain-fed vary around the world? In this talk, Klopatek will discuss how and where beef emissions across the globe can be reduced, how these reductions will be accounted for, and how as a society can we avoid negative tradeoffs by considering a systems perspective.
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Categories: Wisconsin, Livestock, Beef Cattle