Organic and regular meat production affects the atmosphere in the same way

Researchers from the Technical University of Munich, Ernst Moritz Arndt University and

The Augsburg Institute found that the production of organic and conventional meat emits just as many things that are dangerous to the atmosphere.In their paper, published in the journal Nature Communications, the scientists describethe impact of global food production on climate change.

Studying food production,the researchers divided them into three main categories: production of regular meat, organic meat, and plant-based foods. They also took into account emissions from various stages of the production process - from growing and processing feed and fertilizers, methane, which is emitted by animals and their manure.

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Scientists' data revealed a slight difference ingreenhouse gas emissions from conventional and organic meat production. They found that reductions in emissions from organically raised animals (which do not use fertilizers) are often offset by increased methane emissions due to slower growth rates and the need to raise more animals.

Researchers suggest that for productionmeat needs to be taxed. They calculated that such a tax on regular beef would raise its price by about 40%, while organic beef would rise in price by only 25%. Prices for animal products such as cheese or milk will also rise. Food plant prices will remain at almost the same level.

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