Animal Agriculture's Impact on the Environment
Animal agriculture emits 18% of the world’s human induced green house gasses and 9% of total CO2 emissions. That is more than the entire automotive/transportation sector which includes all cars, trucks, boats, planes and trains!
More Environmental Facts
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20 times more water is used in meat production than is used in the production of plant-based crops with similar nutrient value
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In comparison to vegetable protein crops, animal agriculture consumes 26 times more water
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If every American were to substitute one meat based meal for a plant based meal each week it would save the equivalent in carbon dioxide as taking half a million cars off the road
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Land utilized to grow crops to feed animals, to house them as well as dispose of any waste takes up one third of the planets land surface