A sustainability center in Australia suggests the country could reduce carbon emissions by switching from beef to kangaroo meat:
“Beef consumption is chosen in this measure because it is responsible for the biggest share of livestock-related methane emissions,” it says. “This measure could be reduced by shifting to kangaroo meat and/or lower-meat diets.”
Not that I need another reason to try kangaroo, or “australus” as it may temptingly be called on menus. Alas, shipping it from Down Under to DC probably undoes the carbon savings.
[Via WorldChanging.]
Carbon savings shmarbon shmavings — I just wants to try me some kangaroo.
Comment by Mike — October 21, 2007 @ 12:20 pm
Actually, kangaroo has astonishingly high shmarbon shmavings.
Comment by Jacob Grier — October 22, 2007 @ 11:18 am