But still the point is, you're not arguing against livestock, you're arguing against deforestation.
You cannot grow rice, nuts, or much fruit other than apples in the UK, or in the Swiss mountains. The cows roam in land that is otherwise useless. It's why we have so much livestock.
You don't. You enforce laws on deforestation. Either by replacing every cut tree with a new planted one somewhere not good for farmland, or just banning it. Supply would plateau and the price of the commodity will go up which is unfortunate but the reality of increased demand.
Great question, one I don't have the answer to. But the cows themselves aren't the issue, it's deforestation. There is a balance or course.
The methane thing is a non issue. Where do you think the cows get the methane from? Plants they eat. As long as we keep enough plants to reabsorbe the methane for the cows to eat, and burp out etc etc then it's a closed loop. Like the water cycle. The issue is removing forests for cows.
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