In 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.

Getting triggered and writing screeds because you’ve spent decades getting caught up in hate over food choices won’t stop the planet burning.

Likewise, I’m sure.

It’s not enough on its own, sure, but not taking any action will basically guarantee we miss climate targets. We have to reduce fossil fuels and reduce meat consumption

To have any hope of meeting the central goal of the Paris Agreement, which is to limit global warming to 2°C or less, our carbon emissions must be reduced considerably, including those coming from agriculture. Clark et al. show that even if fossil fuel emissions were eliminated immediately, emissions from the global food system alone would make it impossible to limit warming to 1.5°C and difficult even to realize the 2°C target. Thus, major changes in how food is produced are needed if we want to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

(emphasis mine)

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aba7357