The Economist
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2021-09-16
How to toilet train your cow
And save the planet at the same time | Science & technology
And save the planet at the same time | Science & technology
There are 1.4 billion cows on earth and treating their urine could help lower greenhouse gas emissions
The ammonia produced in cow waste does not directly contribute to climate change, but when it leaches into the soil, microbes convert it into nitrous oxide, the third-most important greenhouse gas.