(March 4, 2023 at 12:18 pm)FlatAssembler Wrote: So, a few days ago, I made a new video about vegetarianism. I won't link to it, as that seems to be against the rules. In the video, I mentioned the methane argument for vegetarianism. However, does anybody here know for sure, does rice milk actually emit less methane than cow's milk? Has there been some actual study about that? I know some studies that show oat milk emits less methane than cow's milk, but I know no such studies about rice milk. I know the production of rice emits some methane, so I think it's a reasonable question whether rice milk or milk from grain-fed cows (that most milk comes from today, which also emits far less methane than milk from grass-fed cows) emits less methane.
This depends entirely on how you produce both types of "milk". There are a variety of different agricultural practices that change the amount of methane produced. The old practice of flooding rice paddies is notoriously bad for producing methane. More modern irrigation techniques can significantly reduce that, along with overall water and nutrient use. And cattle can be fed diets that reduce methane production and kept in methane capturing facilities.
