By Allison Eck
In 2016, (click here) Americans each ate an average of nearly 56 pounds of beef. Those demands on livestock end up increasing greenhouse gas production, since cows emit methane in large quantities.
Beans provide more protein than beef—plus, they have a lower carbon footprint.
But a less expensive and more healthful alternative to beef is something that most people associate with gas: beans. A team of scientists publishing in the journal Climatic Change (click here) say that a nationwide effort to swap beef with beans could help the U.S. meet more than 50% of its emissions goals by the year 2020....
But a less expensive and more healthful alternative to beef is something that most people associate with gas: beans. A team of scientists publishing in the journal Climatic Change (click here) say that a nationwide effort to swap beef with beans could help the U.S. meet more than 50% of its emissions goals by the year 2020....
