Many Americans are aware that what they drive
directly affects this planet but many are not aware that what they eat has an
even bigger impact. We have become so accustomed to eating beef without a
care in the world. The amount of beef we eat is completely unsustainable
and has irreversible affects on our planet.
The more beef we eat the more green house gases
we produce. Raising cow feed creates enormous amounts of CO2, cows
themselves produce lots of methane and then shipping and slaughtering the cows
produce even more green house gases.
The FAO report found that current production
levels of meat contribute between 14 and 22 percent of the 36 billion tons of
"CO2-equivalent" greenhouse gases the world produces every year. That
a substantial amount of emissions!
This is not to say that we can’t eat meat or
even beef for that matter, but eating beef twice a day like the average
American does is a very unsustainable practice. Even choosing another
protein like chicken is a more sustainable choice. Pound for pound, beef
production generates greenhouse gases that contribute more than 13 times as
much to global warming as do the gases emitted from producing chicken. For
potatoes, the multiplier is 57.
This only scratches the surface of the issue but
now you know that eating beef is neither sustainable nor good for our
planet. Ignorance is not bliss! To learn more visit:
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