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Which animal has the biggest carbon footprint?
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Which animal has the biggest carbon footprint?
Which animal has the biggest carbon footprint?
20 January 2025
Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) highlights how cattle make up 35% of animal biomass on the planet and are overwhelmingly the livestock species that produces the most greenhouse gas emissions.
Listen: BBC World Service “Crowdscience” (from 5 mins 6 secs)
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