Simple steps could shrink US beef industry’s carbon hoofprint
- RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
Beef production accounts for 3% of country’s carbon emissions, but measures such as tree-planting offer help.
The carbon footprint of US beef production could be slashed with low-tech measures such as planting trees in pastures. Credit: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty
The US beef industry can slash greenhouse-gas emissions if it embraces alternative grazing practices, according to a supply-chain simulation 1 .
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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-02848-x
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