We’ve seen recurring claims on social media and in TV segments that cattle are good for the climate, or even 'carbon-negative'. These claims often misrepresent the research they cite or rely on narrow case studies. science.feedback.org/review/impac...

At first glance, the idea has intuitive appeal: cows eat grass, grass absorbs CO₂. But this overlooks key emissions from cattle, especially methane, a short-lived but potent greenhouse gas Methane from cattle belching outweighs the CO₂ absorbed by pasture plants in most cases.