Came across this article today https://nypost.com/2019/01/16/experts-unveil-plans-to-overhaul-the-worlds-diet/amp/?__twitter_impression=true … Now I present to you, for your consideration, the case for eating less meat:
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https://scholar.google.com.au/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&as_vis=1&q=meat+emissions&oq=meat+emi#d=gs_qabs&u=%23p%3DpTyG4erx4dEJ … "Without meat and dairy consumption, global farmland use could be reduced by more than 75% – an area equivalent to the US, China, European Union and Australia combined – and still feed the world."
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"Loss of wild areas to agriculture is the leading cause of the current mass extinction of wildlife" https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/31/avoiding-meat-and-dairy-is-single-biggest-way-to-reduce-your-impact-on-earth …
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"the livestock sector is a major stressor on many ecosystems and on the planet as a whole. Globally it is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gases and one of the leading causal factors in the loss of biodiversity" UN Food and Agriculture Organisation http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/a0701e/a0701e00.htm …pic.twitter.com/bBbpkfZyD4
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If the immorality of animal suffering doesn't appeal to you, consider the precarious future of our planet as a result of climate change. If that doesn't take your fancy, at least show concern for your own longevity!pic.twitter.com/3nezPdLkDk
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