Animal Farming Caused Global Warming

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Animal agriculture caused global warming, task 8
Animal’s farming is responsible for 9% of human that causes carbon dioxide globally. The animal farming is also a source of a greenhouse gas. Ruminant animal’s like cattle produces methane which is a greenhouse gas about 20 times more powerful of carbon dioxide. One of the main ways in which livestock sectors contributes to global warming is caused by the expansion of grazing land and farmable of land used to grow crops. The livestock sector is responsible for about 37% of human caused methane releases, and about 65% of human laughing gas releases (mainly from dropping), globally.
Beef is a problem more than other types of meat Producing beef requires land, fertilizer, and water than any other

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