Plant Based Meats Do More to Address Climate Change Than Green Buildings or Zero-Emission Cars
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Plant Based Meats Do More to Address Climate Change Than Green Buildings or Zero-Emission Cars
My calculations show that in the future—by lowering the share of beef and raising the share of pork, chicken meat, eggs, and dairy products, by more efficient feeding, and by better use of crop residues and food processing by-products—we could match recent global meat output while greatly limiting livestock’s environmental impact, including its sha
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by shifting the split to 40, 50, and 10 percent, we could (thanks to grain feed saved by reducing inefficient beef production) produce easily 30 percent more chicken meat and 20 percent more pork, while more than halving beef’s environmental burden—and still supplying at least 10 percent more meat.
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Jimmy Cerone added
Wild that something simple could work. But also wild that something as simple as changing our eating habits is so damn hard.
3. Alternative animal products will continue to take market share from the meat and dairy industries.
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Just like we’re moving more towards clean energy …. “If we want to sustain our life on earth, we have to pivot away from the way we are producing protein now”
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alternatives out there are better for the environment, because they use much less land and water and are responsible for fewer emissions. You also need less grain to produce them, reducing the pressure on food crops and the use of fertilizers
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also need less grain to produce them, reducing the pressure on food crops and the use of fertilizers too. And it’s a huge boon for animal welfare whenever fewer livestock
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Driven by growing environmental awareness, ethical concerns and health reasons, consumers are choosing plant-based more than ever before – and this shift in appetite is quickly reflecting on industry market data.
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