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Meat Consumption's Environmental Impact

The document discusses the environmental impacts of meat consumption. It notes that while some see meat as key to sustaining humans and animals, others argue current consumption is harming the planet and biodiversity. Meat accounts for nearly 60% of greenhouse gases from food production and causes twice the pollution of plant-based foods. Livestock activity is responsible for 80% of deforestation and antibiotics, fertilizers, and pesticides used in industrial livestock contaminate water supplies. The world consumes over 350 million tons of meat per year and slaughters over 72 billion animals annually for human consumption. A vegan diet could benefit the planet, human health by reducing disease risks like cardiovascular issues, and animal welfare.

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Meat Consumption's Environmental Impact

The document discusses the environmental impacts of meat consumption. It notes that while some see meat as key to sustaining humans and animals, others argue current consumption is harming the planet and biodiversity. Meat accounts for nearly 60% of greenhouse gases from food production and causes twice the pollution of plant-based foods. Livestock activity is responsible for 80% of deforestation and antibiotics, fertilizers, and pesticides used in industrial livestock contaminate water supplies. The world consumes over 350 million tons of meat per year and slaughters over 72 billion animals annually for human consumption. A vegan diet could benefit the planet, human health by reducing disease risks like cardiovascular issues, and animal welfare.

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Meat

Consumption and it’s


environmental impact

Let’s get started!


Introduction
Lately, meat consume has been a subject of harsh
criticism. While many people think that is the key to
mantain animals and humans in order, others think
that our consume is starting to be detrimental to our
planet and biodiversity.
Current agri-food systems are far from
sustainable and are causing rampant destruction
of ecosystems, threatening most endangered
species.
The problem
Gas emissions
Meat accounts for nearly 60% of
all greenhouse gases from food
production.
Harm our health Thus, this causes twice the
On one hand, meat consume can pollution of plant-based food.
cause a lot of cardiovascular diseases
and obesity.
On the other hand, can lead to the
development of resistance to
antibiotics, due to its massive use in
industrial livestock.
The problem

Forget animal welfare:


The 80% of feed and euthanize Antibiotics, One fifth of the
deforestation is animals as quickly as fertilizers and world's cattle
attributed to possible and under any pesticides used breeds are in
livestock activity. conditions to maximize contaminate the danger of
profits. water. extinction.
What about
biodiversity?
We consume around 350
million tons of meat a
year
72,000,000,000
Number of animals slaughtered for human meat
consumption annually
Meat production
Meat production

127 million
tons
Meat production

121 million tons


Meat production

72 million tons
Meat consumption around the world

USA Australia Argentina


12,000,000 tons 2,000,000 tons 3,000,000 tons

New Zealand UE China


685,000 tons 8,000,000 tons 7,000,000 tons
Meat production is highly
water demanding

Beef Vegetables

15,500 l 300 l
World’s meat
production
2018 - 2022

15 millions 10 millions 5 millions


Demand of meat is only
going up

50% in 2018 75% in 2021


Notwithstanding, how can we
help?

Make sure that the meat


and other animal
Promoting sustainable derivatives you consume
seafood in diets as a come from extensive,
substitute for beef, pork and ecological and local
chicken proteins could livestock.
The diet is undoubtedly the best improve food security in the
way we have to contribute future and help address
with the preservation of our climate change.
planet and biodiversity.
All things considered…

Climate change Food waste


Is getting worse Produces 1.4 billion tons of
waste per year

Fossil fuel Water use


 Requires about 10 times
We are running out of it
more than plants.
What if we consume vegan food
instead of meat?

Scientific data indicate, therefore, that


investing in vegan food would benefit
the planet, but also human and animal
health. Excessive meat intake
increases the risk of diseases,
specifically cardiovascular diseases,
the leading cause of death in the
Western world.
Thanks for your
attention!!

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