Do you feel smarter knowing there's so many fuckin' idiots out there? I do, but this one item hurts my head...

Cows now symbolise something else beside a good burger or T-bone. 

Forget that glass of milk. They represent a climate crisis.

Instead of cutting emissions, Ireland has continued increasing them and the biggest contributor is agriculture. Ireland’s 135,000 farms produce 37.5% of national emissions, the highest proportion in the European Union, and most of that comes from methane associated with belching by ruminant animals.

Under a new government plan, agriculture must reduce emissions by 25% by 2030. Other sectors face even higher targets – transport must reduce emissions by 50%, commercial and public buildings by 40% – but the loudest protests have come from farmers.

Cutting emissions by a quarter will drive many farms into bankruptcy and could force the culling of hundreds of thousands of cows, they say. “The mood is hugely frustrated,” said Pat McCormack, head of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association. “It’s very hard to quantify but there will be increased costs and reduced output.”

 

Read this full article about this here:

https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/52804/20220829/farmers-in-ireland-might-cull-cows-to-meet-climate-targets.htm