Comment 1

Nowadays, global warming is a really important problem and we should all be worried about it. It's caused by many gases, among them the methane. Methane gas emitted by cows and other livestock does have a significant impact on the amount of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, which are the main culprits behind climate change and global warming. So, do cow farts really significantly contribute to global warming?

On the one hand, there are approximately 1.5 million cows in the world and they emit gases through farts and, above all, burps. Besides, these gases contain a lot of methane, a gas that is much worse than gases like C02. According to the studies, since the turn of the 19th century, methane gas emissions have increased by 150%, according to NASA’s Goddard Institute. Obviously, this is not just produced by ruminants but these animals are an important factor and this makes the livestock sector very concerned.

On the other hand, cows are very important animals and from which we can obtain many benefits, nevertheless, they contribute to the increase of global warming; so, what can we do? Scientists are already doing many studies and are trying to put solution to this problem, for example, they tried to put garlic in the food of cows and so far it is giving good results because garlic directly attacks the organisms in the guts that produce methane. In addition, they are trying to discover how to use that gas to produce electricity.

All in all, the gases released by ruminants contribute to global warming. In my opinion, we cannot eliminate cows, but we should look for a solution to reduce the damage caused by methane gas to our planet because global warming is very alarming.