Globally, the livestock industry generates 16.5% of our total global greenhouse gas emissions. It is the second-highest source of emissions and amounts to more than the entire transport sector - all of the world鈥檚 cars, trucks, ships and airplanes combined鹿.
On top of that, animal agriculture is the leading contributor to biodiversity loss, acid rain, coral reef degeneration, deforestation and water pollution虏.
When land is used to raise animals instead of crops, precious water and soil are lost, trees are cut down to clear the land for feed production and factory farms and untreated animal waste pollutes rivers and streams.
The world鈥檚 cattle alone consume more food than the caloric needs of the entire human population on Earth鲁 鈥 a massive waste of energy.
To save the climate, we have to reduce our consumption of meat and finally end factory farming. Meat has such a devastating impact on all aspects of our environment that the Union of Concerned Scientists lists it as one of the biggest environmental hazards facing the Earth.
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