@[email protected] to World NewsEnglish • 1 year agoEating meat creates four times more greenhouse gases than being vegan, landmark study findswww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square898fedilinkarrow-up1969arrow-down1280
arrow-up1689arrow-down1external-linkEating meat creates four times more greenhouse gases than being vegan, landmark study findswww.independent.co.uk@[email protected] to World NewsEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square898fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoI wouldn’t go as far as say that deforestation would stop since half of it is for products not for animals, like soybeans and palm oil.
minus-square@TTShredlinkEnglish19•1 year ago“80% of the world’s soybean crop is fed to livestock, especially for beef, chicken, egg and dairy production” - WWF
minus-square@schroedingershatlinkEnglish14•1 year agoBoth are used for animal feed, and the vast tracts of no longer needed crop land would displace other demand.
I wouldn’t go as far as say that deforestation would stop since half of it is for products not for animals, like soybeans and palm oil.
“80% of the world’s soybean crop is fed to livestock, especially for beef, chicken, egg and dairy production” - WWF
Ok I didn’t know that.
Both are used for animal feed, and the vast tracts of no longer needed crop land would displace other demand.