Mitloehner: Including meat in global warming debate is ‘counterproductive’

Mitloehner: Including meat in global warming debate is ‘counterproductive’

An air quality specialist says some politicians are distorting the facts when it comes to meat consumption and global warming.

University of California-Davis professor Dr. Frank Mitloehner says if politicians such as New York City mayor Bill DeBlasio and New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are really concerned about global warming, they should worry less about animal agriculture, and put more focus on the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases—those that use fossil fuels.

“Those include power production and use, transportation, and other industries such as cement, etc.,” Mitloehner says.

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