Mean greenhouse gas emissions / 50g of protein Pork, chicken, eggs, fish & turkey are roughly in the same category as beans & nuts, & better than soy products. Moreover, they would likely outperform them if bioavailability & essential amino acids would have been taken into account.
@fleroy1974 Soybeans have twice the protein per cup as pinto, black, & navy beans. Why do “soy products” have such high GHG emissions compared to beans? I make homemade tofu in kitchen from dry soybeans, water & a little vinegar. Only modest energy to grind in blender & simmer soy milk.
@fleroy1974 What's the deal with frankfurters? High beef content, processing emissions?
@fleroy1974 Thanks! Problem w these comparisons is that 1) ruminant CH4 emission are not new & possibly lower than historic levels 2) The accounting for CH4 in fertilizer manufacture was practically non-existent, not that many years ago 3) robustness of food production system not considered
@fleroy1974 Beans/nuts is less <1 beef is close to 6. Are you sure you are commenting on the right graph? What you can do with 100$ is significantly different from what you can do with 600$. Same applies for traveling distances and whatever other applications you can think of.
@fleroy1974 Pork and beans seems a pretty green (and healthy) source of protein. Also cheap, I know that for the contemporary western left it doesn't matter because they don't give a fuck about the working class, but it is something quite important