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someone writing in the Farmers Weekly has FINALLY got it
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<blockquote data-quote="delilah" data-source="post: 7855615" data-attributes="member: 76758"><p>( I said the below in a discussion group, but am putting it on here because I think this is an important point vis a vis the OP and how the industry should get its message across ) . </p><p></p><p></p><p>I am taking it that there is a consensus that methane as belched by cows does not contribute to 'man made climate change'.</p><p></p><p>The question then, is how to convey that. I see two options:</p><p></p><p>1) Stick with the line that cows and sheep release 5% of UK GHG, and add a qualifier that they are responsible for 0% of the warming, because their gas is cyclical.</p><p></p><p>2) Change the message to one that says cows and sheep release 0% of UK GHG.</p><p></p><p>I vote for 2), on the grounds that:</p><p></p><p>a) It has to be a simple message, for politicians, the press and the public.</p><p></p><p>b) It is scientifically correct. The common understanding is that when we say 'Greenhouse gasses', we are referring to gasses that are causing climate change, ie warming. If the methane belched by cows isn't doing that, then it isn't a GHG.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="delilah, post: 7855615, member: 76758"] ( I said the below in a discussion group, but am putting it on here because I think this is an important point vis a vis the OP and how the industry should get its message across ) . I am taking it that there is a consensus that methane as belched by cows does not contribute to 'man made climate change'. The question then, is how to convey that. I see two options: 1) Stick with the line that cows and sheep release 5% of UK GHG, and add a qualifier that they are responsible for 0% of the warming, because their gas is cyclical. 2) Change the message to one that says cows and sheep release 0% of UK GHG. I vote for 2), on the grounds that: a) It has to be a simple message, for politicians, the press and the public. b) It is scientifically correct. The common understanding is that when we say 'Greenhouse gasses', we are referring to gasses that are causing climate change, ie warming. If the methane belched by cows isn't doing that, then it isn't a GHG. [/QUOTE]
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