The international
meat industry generates roughly 18 % of the world's greenhouse - gas emissions — even more than transportation.»
As international awareness about the environmental costs of producing and eating meat increases — The United Nations» Food and Agriculture Organization estimates
the meat industry generates nearly one - fifth of the man - made greenhouse gas emissions that are accelerating climate change worldwide — the work of RiceBran Technologies is supporting environmental sustainability and combating waste while globally providing a nutritious source of protein, carbohydrates, healthy oil and dietary fiber as food ingredients.
«We found out that, on a global scale,
the meat industry generates nearly one fifth of man - made greenhouse gases.
Not exact matches
«As one of the largest companies in the processed
meats sector, we are, in many ways, the
industry standard because of our in - depth knowledge of our customers and consumers, which allows us to
generate growth opportunities in all markets,» the company says.
Mr Burke said the Australian foodservice sector
generated $ 45 billion in 2016, accounting for 50 million meals per week making it crucial to the ongoing success of the red
meat and livestock
industry.
It is possible for individuals to make a difference by changing things within their control, such as cutting down on their
meat consumption in order to curb the harmful emissions
generated by the livestock
industry.
IFTF argues that fur farming has environmental benefits, such as providing good use for 647,000 tons of animal by - products each year from Europe's fish and
meat industries alone (they are fed to the captive animals), and
generating a lot of manure, sold as organic fertilizer.