What if Eating Animals Was the Main Cause of the Climate and Biodiversity Crises?

The inconvenient truth for our species is that we need to adopt vegan lifestyles as a matter of urgency.

Source: Opinion | What if Eating Animals Was the Main Cause of the Climate and Biodiversity Crises? | Simon Whalley

What if Eating Animals Was the Main Cause of the Climate and Biodiversity Crises?

The inconvenient truth for our species is that we need to adopt vegan lifestyles as a matter of urgency.

Source: Opinion | What if Eating Animals Was the Main Cause of the Climate and Biodiversity Crises? | Simon Whalley

Meat, dairy industries and global emissions

The world’s five biggest meat and milk producers emit the same amount of greenhouse gases as Exxon.

And the 20 biggest livestock companies emit more than either Germany, Britain or France. https://t.co/QREwpj19D5 pic.twitter.com/z2exoYvE7K

— Lee Harris (@leee_harris) September 7, 2021

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Earth Abuse and the Next Pandemic

Humanity’s transgression of ecological limits has caused widespread damage, including a climate emergency, catastrophic loss of biodiversity, and extensive degradation of soils around the world. Earth abuse is also at the root of the Covid-19 pandemic and the grim likelihood that new pathogens will continue to emerge from other animal species to infect humans.

Source: Earth Abuse and the Next Pandemic – CounterPunch.org

New Global Report Warns Nearly 40% of Plants at Risk of Extinction

“At a time of rapid biodiversity loss, we are failing to access the treasure chest of incredible diversity on offer and missing a huge opportunity for our generation.”

Source: New Global Report Warns Nearly 40% of Plants at Risk of Extinction | Common Dreams News