Underestimates of US emissions and global implications for industrializing animal agriculture

Above all, the report points out that high-quality measurements that do exist consistently demonstrate that industrial animal agriculture's emissions are actually higher than typically estimated. Therefore the claim held by many experts and policy-makers that intensifying animal agriculture significantly limits global GHG emissions is unjustified. It cautions about not jumping to the conclusion that extensive, pastoral systems is the perfect answer.

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