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HOT OFF THE PRESS: Debunking 'Cowspiracy'

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Cowspiracy's Tweets on the 18% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Cowspiracy originally said that agriculture accounted for 51% of total greenhouse gas emissions. In 2018, they were forced to send out a tweet saying it was 18%. I didn't see anywhere where they actually said 14%, which is the accurate one. But in like sub-Saharan Africa where, you know, you may have still dirt floors and no transportation, obviously agriculture is going to be a really large percent for those countries. It skews other data in other places.

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