Did you know that the meat industry is responsible for approximately 20% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions? In fact, producing one calorie of meat requires nearly twenty times the amount of energy as one plant calorie!
With global meat consumption tripling over the last four decades, meat industry generates nearly one-fifth of the man-made greenhouse gas emissions that are accelerating climate change worldwide – more than the entire transportation sector.
To make matters worse, producing meat also requires a huge amount of water. An estimated 1,800 to 2,500 gallons of water go into a single pound of beef. By comparison, soy tofu produced in California requires only 220 gallons of water per pound.
Imagine how much carbon and resources we could save if we ate less meat. Even just eating meat one less day a year would make a difference.
If we want to make a real dent in the world’s carbon footprint and reduce our own personal footprint, we need to eat less meat.
