Global dairy and meat production and consumption must be cut in half by 2050 to avoid dangerous climate change and keep the Paris Agreement on track, according to a new Greenpeace report.
Not exact matches
In a new report, GRAIN outlines the contributions of industrial
meat and dairy to
global climate change, arguing that reducing their production
and consumption is one of the most important actions we can take to address the climate crisis now.
While energy companies are the most frequent targets of climate activism, a new report by GRAIN shows that large food corporations — especially in the
meat and dairy sector — are huge contributors to
global climate change.
Our current
global food system, which is dominated by industrial
meat and dairy, is pushing our land
and water resources to their absolute limit.
The comprehensive report «Less is more: Reducing
meat and dairy for a healthier life
and planet» advocates decreasing
global production
and consumption of animal products in order to reduce the negative impacts on health
and the environment.
The report «Gluten - Free Products Market by Type (Bakery Products, Pizzas & Pastas, Cereals & Snacks, Savories,
and Others), Source (Oilseeds & Pulses, Rice & Corn,
Dairy &
Meat Products,
and Other Crops), & by Region -
Global Trends & Forecast to 2020» published by MarketsandMarkets, The global market for Gluten - Free Products was valued at $ 4.63 Billion in 2015 and is projected to reach $ 7.59 Billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 10.4 % from 2015 to
Global Trends & Forecast to 2020» published by MarketsandMarkets, The
global market for Gluten - Free Products was valued at $ 4.63 Billion in 2015 and is projected to reach $ 7.59 Billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 10.4 % from 2015 to
global market for Gluten - Free Products was valued at $ 4.63 Billion in 2015
and is projected to reach $ 7.59 Billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 10.4 % from 2015 to 2020.
The report — Less Is More: Greenpeace vision of the
meat and dairy system towards 2050 — claims that unless the way we farm for food changes radically, then agriculture will soon be responsible for pumping out 52 per cent of all
global greenhouse gas emissions.
«Industrial
meat and dairy has an outsized impact on the environment — it's a major contributor to deforestation, climate change
and water pollution,
and it harms our health,» said Dawn Bickett, Greenpeace International's
global engagement lead for the Less Is More campaign.
Then she fell into YouTube
and social media posts about veganism
and «decided to become vegan because of the environment
and animals,» she told me, «The
meat and dairy industries are very bad for the environment
and contribute to
global warming.
For instance, there is direct evidence that
meat and dairy products contribute to
global warming.
With more people eating
meat and dairy products,
and more farmland given over to biofuel crops, the UN's Food
and Agriculture Organization believes that (to satisfy demand in 2050)
global food production will have to increase by 70 percent over 2005 levels.
Boycotting all
meat,
dairy and egg products will have the fastest
and most effective impact on reversing
global warming
and removing toxic pollutants.
Meat and dairy generate more
global greenhouse gas emissions than the entire transportation sector, yet reducing the consumption of animal products through institutional purchasing remains a largely untapped yet highly effective, cost - saving approach to mitigating climate change while promoting public health.
The report presents a
global perspective on the impacts of industrial
meat and dairy production,
and illustrates its increasingly devastating impact on society
and the environment.
Animal agriculture produces 65 % of the world's nitrous oxide (a gas with the
global warming potential 296 x greater than carbon dioxide)
and it is estimated that by 2050, this industry will see an 80 % increase, as the demand for
meat and dairy continues to rise.
The report points out that
global consumption of
meat and dairy provides one - third of humanity's protein intake.
Recent analyses have shown it is unlikely
global temperature rises can be kept below two degrees Celsius without a shift in
global meat and dairy consumption, but demand for
meat and dairy from India
and China is estimated to increase by 76
and 65 percent, respectively, by 2050, according to Chatham House.
A new study has just been released by Chatham House in Great Britain
and was designed to assess the
global public opinion on
meat and dairy consumption.
(1) A «business as usual» approach based on predictions from the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; this scenario was used as the reference point for the study (2) A «healthy
global diets» scenario in which people adopt the
global dietary guidelines for healthy eating
and consume just enough calories to maintain a healthy body weight; it includes at least 5 servings of fruits
and vegetables, less than 50g of sugar,
and a max of 43g of
meat daily (3) A vegetarian diet that includes eggs
and dairy, 6 servings of fruits
and vegetables,
and 1 portion of pulses (4) A completely plant - based vegan diet, with 7 servings of fruits
and vegetables
and 1 portion of pulses