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This is where climate myopia leads: defending factory farming because it has slightly lower emissions. It's true that caged hens emit less — if you can't move, you don't eat as much grain. Caged humans would also emit less. But the effect is tiny. Even using this study's numbers, a dozen organic eggs has the climate impact of about five minutes of driving. The animal welfare impact is not tiny. A dozen caged eggs requires confining a hen for around 335 hours in a space smaller than a sheet of paper. That's not a climate solution. It's just cruelty with a green label.