Cow-milk cheese has a high carbon footprint because raising cows has several negative effects on climate changing factors.
- A lot of cows are not only fed on grass – this would not have such a bad effect, aside from the deforested land needed – they need extra proteins from soya: this causes major deforestation in Brazil for example.
- A cow’s digestion produces a considerable amount of methane, which has a huge greenhouse effect.
On the other hand, good cheese should not be eaten in large quantities: always eat your cheese on a piece of bread!
And consider eating goat cheese: raising goats is known to have a smaller greenhouse effect.
