BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 14:55:00
Branwenjeffreys, bbc news, bradford. cows belch huge amounts of methane — which causes global warming — but the problem can be massively reduced with just a pinch of dried seaweed in their feed, as paul murphy reports. as they munch through their winter feed, these lincoln reds are blissfully unaware of the consequences. it is mainly when they burp that the planet gets more unwanted methane. a lot of people don't realise that methane is 85 times more harmful than c02, and a cow burps enough methane each year — equivalent to a car. methane levels in our atmosphere, seen here in red, are i...