Thanks for the post! I think the best interventions in animal welfare are much more cost-effective than the best decreasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. I estimatedFounders Pledge’s (FP’s) Climate Change Fund (CCF), which I consider to be the best donation option to decrease GHG emissions, has a cost-effectiveness of 0.0326 DALY/$. I calculate this is only 0.710 % (= 0.0326/4.59) as cost-effective as cage-free campaigns helping hens, and 0.00510 % (= 0.0326/639) as cost-effective as the Shrimp Welfare Project (SWP) has been.
Providing these numbers puts things into perspective.
The goal of this post was initially to suggest impactful actions for people already interested in the environment. However, you are definitely right to offer a comparison with other cause areas. This is very useful information for people who are cause-agnostic.
Thanks for the post! I think the best interventions in animal welfare are much more cost-effective than the best decreasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. I estimated Founders Pledge’s (FP’s) Climate Change Fund (CCF), which I consider to be the best donation option to decrease GHG emissions, has a cost-effectiveness of 0.0326 DALY/$. I calculate this is only 0.710 % (= 0.0326/4.59) as cost-effective as cage-free campaigns helping hens, and 0.00510 % (= 0.0326/639) as cost-effective as the Shrimp Welfare Project (SWP) has been.
This is a useful complement, thanks!
Providing these numbers puts things into perspective.
The goal of this post was initially to suggest impactful actions for people already interested in the environment. However, you are definitely right to offer a comparison with other cause areas. This is very useful information for people who are cause-agnostic.