BlackRoseEating meat creates four times more greenhouse gases than being vegan, landmark study finds
Move to lemm.eeIn this thread: Shit loads of people who will say they care about the climate crisis on one day, then say they don’t care about the 18.5% of carbon emissions that the meat industry causes the next day.
Individual habits MUST be changed to solve this part of the problem. Getting triggered and writing screeds because you’ve spent decades getting caught up in jokes about vegans won’t stop the planet burning.
bob_wileyThe only proposal being offered as a solution is “be vegan”. There are about a million options that could reduce that 18.5% without going completely vegan. It doesn’t have to be completely binary. If you care about the climate, and aren’t just using the climate as an excuse to push veganism, you should be open to those other options that can still lead to reductions, as 100% elimination is unrealistic.
If the opposite stats came out and it turned out vegetables were producing 4x more greenhouse gases than meat, would all vegans become strictly carnivore overnight? I’m guessing there would be a lot of push back from those who enjoy a carrot every now and again.
What other solutions would you propose to the problem of meat production contributing 18.5%?
How about eliminating factory farming. The meat that is produced will be higher quality, less CO2 will be emitted during production, the animals will be treated better, and the vast reduction in volume will drive up the cost of meat leading to lower consumption. It wouldn’t go away, but it may be more of a treat for a special occasion than something eaten at every meal… which is kind of how it used to be for a lot of people, from what I understand.