Sheep numbers in sharp decline as farmers increasingly shift to forestry, fuelled by demand to earn carbon credits

  • Dave@lemmy.nzM
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    1 year ago

    I guess you have to start weighing up impacts of higher stock numbers vs impacts of non-degradable plastic. What do carbon emissions of sheep farming look like compared to say cattle? Because subsidising wool would surely lead to an oversupply of sheep meat.