by Dr. Joseph Mercola, Mercola:
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
- The Irish government recently proposed reducing Irish cow herds by 10% over the next three years to meet the European Union’s climate change targets, which includes a 25% reduction in emissions from farming by 2030
- Properly raised and grazed livestock have a tremendously beneficial impact on ecological health and local microclimate
- When land is left barren, it changes the microclimate on that swath of land. Two-thirds of the landmass on earth are already desertifying, which is why macroclimate is also impacted
