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Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds
(www.theguardian.com)
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It's strange how that same site, in a different article with the same author, lists a very different number of 18.4% for all Agriculture, of which livestock and manure makes up just 6%:
https://ourworldindata.org/ghg-emissions-by-sector
I suppose the difference depends on how things are defined and categorized.
That is misunderstanding the graph. That's only counting direct emissions. Feed production is a major source of emissions for animal agriculture
From the article: