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The United Nations has determined that animal agriculture is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than all of the transportation sector combined, and that animal agriculture is the leading driver of deforestation around the world. As the report from the independent policy institute, Chatham House, explains, without addressing meat consumption, it will be near impossible to keep global warming below the “danger level” of 2 degrees Celsius (link to report posted below). We obviously need to move away from fossil fuels, but we also need a mass global shift away from animal foods. What will it take for us, as a society, to wake up and make the needed changes before it’s too late? (Click here to read the Chatham House Report referenced above) |