AGRON 342 Lecture 10: News Article Meat_ Making Global Warming Worse
14 Feb 2018
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Head of the u. n. "s nobel prize winning intergovernmental panel. Cut out meat for 1 day per week and decrease from there. Worldwide livestock farming generates 18% of the planet"s greenhouse gas emissions. Cars, trains, planes and boats account for a combined 13% of greenhouse gas emissions. Pasture or farmland to grow animal feed. 70% if firner forest cover has been converted for grazing in l. america. 296 x the warming effect of co2. Average person in industrialized world eats more than 176 lb. of meat. Average person in developing world eats 66 lb. As get richer people spend money on first is meat. Now, even poorest can afford some pork at each meal. 900% through the first four months of the year. Harms of meat consumption to the planet. 20% of the planet"s pastureland has been degraded by grazing animals, Increased demand for meat means increased demand for animal feed.
