BriefTea
Every story in sixty words
Get the free app no ads · no paywallExplained in plain English
The story highlights that farm animals produce significantly more methane than wild ones, about 38 times more. This is because there are vastly more farm animals, especially cattle, raised for human consumption globally. Their collective digestive processes are a major contributor to agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.
Stories that explain this
Wild deer release millions of tonnes of methane annuallyRelated explainers
Why focus on wild animals? Is all methane bad? How do deer make methane? How do animals adapt? Can animals get cancer? How do animals react? How do animals return? How do cities change animals?The full catalogue
Browse every card filed under A →We would like to count visits and see which links bring readers here. That means storing a random ID in your browser. No cookies, no ads, no profile. How it works.