7/26/2026 at 2:53:35 PM
- keeping pareto s principle (not sure if its applicable here) what would be the one thing you could change today that ll cut down emissions or cabon dioxide accumulation by 80% tomorrow? or how about methane?by vivzkestrel
7/26/2026 at 8:45:31 PM
Kill the cows?! .... I mean, you did ask for radical steps that could be undertaken quickly. Aside from that, remember that the covid lockdowns led to a CO2 dent especially due to less traffic (car, planes..). But yeah, even these steps would be too little, too late. But still, they would still help. We have to remember that steps undertaken now, even if small, do still help. This planet will be here in hundreds and hundreds of years, so humanity has to show within this century that it is wanting to be there, too. Right now it all feels like our civilization is a little too much yoloing...by Tarsul
7/26/2026 at 7:58:48 PM
Methane eliminated at the source by feeding livestock seaweed. I heard about this 20 years ago but it's been crickets since...Methane is 8x worse than co2, and can be spotted from space better and better with each new environmental satellite.
by nosmokewhereiam
7/26/2026 at 8:56:05 PM
I had explained here yet at least a couple of times why the seaweed plan will not work.In short, Farting is a byproduct of the normal work of a healthy cow stomach. If your cows don't fart, the cows are starving and will not grow. Will not grow neither well, nor fast enough. The milk may even have a funny taste, so your career as farmer will not last. The entire job of a farmer is to raise the cattle to market grade as fast as is biologically possible
Giving cows a diet of seaweed is like trying to breed your baby on a whole diet of painkillers and aspirin.
Economically it does not make sense either, because this seaweed are a scarce valuable resource. They are difficult to regenerate, expensive to harvest, and are sold yet to industry for <bigger amount of money>.
But don't trust me. The best proof that it will not work is that in 20 years nothing came of it.
I wouldn't advice to put any of your money on this idea that was obviously dumb from the start. Specially dumb as seaweeds are sought for their antibiotic properties, and cows need its gut microbiome alive to break the cellulose into sugars. Sold the seaweed and buy steaks instead with the money.
by pvaldes
7/26/2026 at 3:17:38 PM
I think that is the root of the problem, there is no one magick trick. We need to attack it from many angles, as each of them is weighting only a couple of percents. Reduce air traffic and reduce meat consumption and reduce fossil fuel for transportation and reduce deforestation...by julosflb
7/26/2026 at 4:18:49 PM
Wildberries?What is the point to save a bit of CO2 here and there, when Ukraine, Sudan and Iran wars are sending us to the Carboniferous firing on all cylinders?
by pvaldes