Estimates from 2020 suggest that the global animal agriculture industry is responsible for as much as 37 percent of the emissions causing climate change. Greenhouse gases are emitted at every step of the production process, from the industrial growth of corn and other grains to feed livestock, to the raising of the livestock and their slaughter. A single cow produces about 220 pounds of methane per year by burps alone. This methane, while more short-lived than carbon dioxide, is 28 times more potent at warming the earth’s atmosphere. Instead of reducing the number of cattle raised and energy wasted, the industry looks to alternative solutions such as a mask-like device that cattle wear to absorb the methane emitted.