Why Giving Up Meat Won't Save the Environment | Best Diet for the Environment?

Will giving up meat save the planet? With all of the talk about meat, climate change and veganism, it seems like everyone wants to know what truly is the best diet for the environment. This video will discuss how meat contributes to climate change, and answer the question on everyone's mind: is eating meat bad for the environment?

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References: FAO emissions: https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/fao-common-flawed-comparisons-greenhouse-gas-emissions-livestock-transport/ Breathing and climate change (LOL): https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2009/08/are-you-heating-the-planet-when-you-breathe.html Carbon cycling: https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/education/info_activities/pdfs/CTA_the_methane_cycle.pdf Methanogenic/trophic bacteria: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5023238/#:~:text=Methanotrophs%20have%20interactions%20with%20plants,CO2%20and%20NH4%2B. EPA GHG emissions: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions EPA water use: https://www.epa.gov/watersense/how-we-use-water More on water: https://waterfootprint.org/en/water-footprint/product-water-footprint/water-footprint-crop-and-animal-products/ Water footprint: https://waterfootprint.org/media/downloads/Hoekstra-Mekonnen-2012-WaterFootprint-of-Humanity.pdf Land: https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-budget/273445-time-for-the-truth-about-public-land-grazing Uses of soybeans: https://ncsoy.org/media-resources/uses-of-soybeans/#:~:text=Soybeans%20are%20processed%20for%20their,%2Dfood%20(industrial)%20products. Feed stats: https://www.allaboutfeed.net/Compound-Feed/Production/?types=cattle&region=world&subregion=North%20America&start=2014&end=2018 Brazilian president: https://www.nrdc.org/onearth/jair-bolsonaro-horrified-world-community-amazon-brazils-not-yours Cattle and soy (Yale): https://globalforestatlas.yale.edu/amazon/land-use/cattle-ranching Soy and cattle stats: https://www.indexmundi.com/agriculture/?country=us&commodity=cattle&graph=production

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