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After some scrolling, we did find a fact sheet about food systems and climate change. But the tone is lackadaisical:
“Global demand for meat is projected to rise 50% in the next 25 years, putting a strain on our ecological systems. Shifting away from animal-based foods is a solution to the climate crisis we are facing.”
“Shifting away” is cowardly advice that keeps people stuck and eating meat. Perhaps Earthday.org is worried about offending donors. In 2026, no one
should be lackadaisical about cattle’s colossal role in the climate crisis.
Their digestive process produces the potent planet warming gas methane; their manure produces both methane and nitrous oxide. Not to mention expansion
of pasture for cattle (and sheep) grazing results in conversion of forest and grassland, which causes the emission of carbon dioxide. We must reduce carbon emissions because the more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the warmer the earth becomes.
The U.S.’s 92 million cattle generate 4% of the country’s total greenhouse gases and account for 40% of all agricultural emissions. In 2023, the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported that livestock produce 11.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Peer-reviewed studies have put the figure higher, at up to 19.6% of emissions.
Whether the meat industry’s carbon footprint is on the lower or upper end of this range, quitting the meat and dairy industry is more important than
ever.
Here’s Friends of Animals’ Vegan Life toolkit:
Recipes to get you started:
https://friendsofanimals.org/vegan-recipes/
FoA’s vegan cookbooks To help you begin your vegan journey, and to enjoy it fully with all who are in your life, Friends of Animals has published
three vegan cookbooks: The
Best of Vegan Cooking, Dining
with Friends, and For
the Love of Dog Biscuits.
Read articles about veganism and its benefits, as well as some of the challenges this humane and ethical movement faces in gaining more widespread
support: https://friendsofanimals.org/vegan-life/
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