Would you rather eat kangaroo than beef to lower your carbon footprint? Eating a hamburger or beef shawarma is actually affecting the ozone layer - even more than driving your car.
The most damaging thing in meat production is the methane, a greenhouse gas, emitted by cattle into the atmosphere.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) the greenhouse emissions generated by livestock reportedly creates 18 per cent more greenhouse gases than transport.
Methane is about 20 times more toxic than carbon dioxide so urgent action is needed to remedy the situation, say experts. Henning Steinfeld, Chief of the FAO's Livestock Information and Policy Branch said livestock are one of the most significant contributors to today's most serious environmental problems. A study by Japanese scientists showed that to produce 1 kilogram of beef created more than 35kg of carbon dioxide.
So what can you do to reduce your carbon footprint as a meat eater? Kangaroo meat could be the solution.
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