The US livestock industry’s share of the GLOBAL livestock industry’s greenhouse gases is much higher than the industry (whose prime consumers are Westerners) is willing to admit. It’s hard to calculate an exact figure, but we know the leading consumers and producers of meat also support the growth of a global livestock industry, which contributes most of its GHG through land and land-use.
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Americans Contribute the Most to Meat’s Impact on Global Warming (Duh)
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Carbon Footprint, consumers, Debate, Deforestation, EPA, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, land use, meat, meat global warming on April 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Germany’s Environment Agency: Eat Less Meat to Help the Planet
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Carbon Footprint, consumers, education, Germany, Global Warming, government, meat on February 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Germany’s environment agency has recommended to its citizens that they should lower meat consumption, if they want to lower their carbon footprint and stop global warming.