According to Our World in Data, the 1.5 billion cattle which are raised specifically for meat production around the world emit at least 231 billion pounds of methane over the course of a year, and troublingly, methane has 80 times the warming power of CO2 during its first 20 years in the atmosphere.
Since the implementation of the Manchester Clean Zone was paused in February 2022, analysis by Mums for Lungs based on on data published by CBI Economics, shows that over 200 people may have died in Greater Manchester from illnesses related to poor air quality.