It is now widely documented and understood that the industrial livestock sector is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions and pollution. But with most attention focused on climate impacts, we forget that industrial cattle, pig and poultry rearing are also responsible for air and water pollution which causes boundless damage to the environment and severely harms human health.
Each year around 300,000 premature deaths in Europe are caused by air pollution, and ammonia and methane emis...
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Faustine Bas-Defossez is director of nature, health and environment at the European Environment Bureau, where Célia Nyssens-James is lead for food and farming and Margherita Tolotto is senior officer for air and noise.