Guest guest Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 It has been said that if the world's population gave up eating meat then it would have a bigger beneficial effect upon global warming than if we gave up using our cars. Does anyone know where this particular view originated and whether there is any reliable information about the research on the web (or anywhere else)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Hi, There are quite a few different facts and figures out there. But I think the one you may be thinking of was from a recent government report, which said something to the effect that the meat industry is responsible for more carbon emissions than transport. I can't find the exact quote, but perhaps someone else has it to hand? John - " hathawayrj " <hathawayrj Tuesday, March 04, 2008 9:16 AM effects of vegetarian diet on global warming > It has been said that if the world's population gave up eating meat then > it would have a > bigger beneficial effect upon global warming than if we gave up using our > cars. Does anyone > know where this particular view originated and whether there is any > reliable information > about the research on the web (or anywhere else)? > > > > ~~ info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Please remember that the above is only the opinion of the author, > there may be another side to the story you have not heard. > --------------------------- > Was this message Off Topic? Did you know? Was it snipped? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Guidelines: visit <site temporarily offline> > Un: send a blank message to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Ah, just found the quotes: " The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems. " Source: FAO of the UN, Livestock's Long Shadow, 2006 " The livestock sector is a major player, responsible for 18% of greenhouse gas emissions measured in CO2 equivalent. This is a higher share than transport. " (Transport is 13.5%) Source: FAO of the UN, Livestock's Long Shadow - Environmental Issues and Options, 2006 John - " John Davis " <mcxg46 Tuesday, March 04, 2008 9:32 AM Re: effects of vegetarian diet on global warming > Hi, > > There are quite a few different facts and figures out there. But I think > the > one you may be thinking of was from a recent government report, which said > something to the effect that the meat industry is responsible for more > carbon emissions than transport. > > I can't find the exact quote, but perhaps someone else has it to hand? > > John > > > - > " hathawayrj " <hathawayrj > > Tuesday, March 04, 2008 9:16 AM > effects of vegetarian diet on global warming > > >> It has been said that if the world's population gave up eating meat then >> it would have a >> bigger beneficial effect upon global warming than if we gave up using our >> cars. Does anyone >> know where this particular view originated and whether there is any >> reliable information >> about the research on the web (or anywhere else)? >> >> >> >> ~~ info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Please remember that the above is only the opinion of the author, >> there may be another side to the story you have not heard. >> --------------------------- >> Was this message Off Topic? Did you know? Was it snipped? >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Guidelines: visit <site temporarily offline> >> Un: send a blank message to - >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 thanks so much. Any more info on this subject gratefully received. rebecca --- John Davis <mcxg46 wrote: > Ah, just found the quotes: > > " The livestock sector emerges as one of the top two > or three most > significant contributors to the most serious > environmental problems. " > Source: FAO of the UN, Livestock's Long Shadow, 2006 > > " The livestock sector is a major player, responsible > for 18% of > greenhouse gas emissions measured in CO2 equivalent. > This is a higher > share than transport. " (Transport is 13.5%) > Source: FAO of the UN, Livestock's Long Shadow - > Environmental Issues > and Options, 2006 > > > John > - > " John Davis " <mcxg46 > > Tuesday, March 04, 2008 9:32 AM > Re: effects of vegetarian diet on > global warming > > > > Hi, > > > > There are quite a few different facts and figures > out there. But I think > > the > > one you may be thinking of was from a recent > government report, which said > > something to the effect that the meat industry is > responsible for more > > carbon emissions than transport. > > > > I can't find the exact quote, but perhaps someone > else has it to hand? > > > > John > > > > > > - > > " hathawayrj " <hathawayrj > > > > Tuesday, March 04, 2008 9:16 AM > > effects of vegetarian diet on > global warming > > > > > >> It has been said that if the world's population > gave up eating meat then > >> it would have a > >> bigger beneficial effect upon global warming than > if we gave up using our > >> cars. Does anyone > >> know where this particular view originated and > whether there is any > >> reliable information > >> about the research on the web (or anywhere else)? > >> > >> > >> > >> ~~ info > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >> Please remember that the above is only the > opinion of the author, > >> there may be another side to the story you have > not heard. > >> > --------------------------- > >> Was this message Off Topic? Did you know? Was > it snipped? > >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >> Guidelines: visit <site temporarily offline> > >> Un: send a blank message to > - > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 John's already said what sprang immediately to my mind, but it might be worth adding that there are other factors affecting climate change associated with meat production. For example, it is much less efficient to feed plant energy to animals and then eat the animals than for humans to consume the plants directly. Thus livestock farming consumes more resources than a vegan or (to a lesser extent) vegetarian diet, needing more land, water etc. If more land (particularly rainforests, as is the case with beef production in South America) has to be cleared and used for animal food, the earth loses carbon sinks. So as well as producing more CO2, livestock farming also prevents CO2 in the atmosphere from being absorbed by photosynthesis and locked up in trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 thanks, that was actually what I thought the assertion had been made on and I was wondering whether anyone knew of any good research sources for this. rebecca --- gothcatz <gothcatz wrote: > John's already said what sprang immediately to my > mind, but it might be > worth adding that there are other factors affecting > climate change > associated with meat production. For example, it is > much less efficient > to feed plant energy to animals and then eat the > animals than for > humans to consume the plants directly. Thus > livestock farming consumes > more resources than a vegan or (to a lesser extent) > vegetarian diet, > needing more land, water etc. If more land > (particularly rainforests, > as is the case with beef production in South > America) has to be cleared > and used for animal food, the earth loses carbon > sinks. So as well as > producing more CO2, livestock farming also prevents > CO2 in the > atmosphere from being absorbed by photosynthesis and > locked up in trees. > > ________ Sent from Mail. A Smarter Inbox. http://uk.docs./nowyoucan.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Good article from John McDougall, http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2007nl/jan/warming2.htm ----Original Message---- hathawayrj 05/03/2008 8:31 Subj: Re: Re: effects of vegetarian diet on global warming thanks, that was actually what I thought the assertion had been made on and I was wondering whether anyone knew of any good research sources for this. rebecca --- gothcatz <gothcatz wrote: > John's already said what sprang immediately to my > mind, but it might be > worth adding that there are other factors affecting > climate change > associated with meat production. For example, it is > much less efficient > to feed plant energy to animals and then eat the > animals than for > humans to consume the plants directly. Thus > livestock farming consumes > more resources than a vegan or (to a lesser extent) > vegetarian diet, > needing more land, water etc. If more land > (particularly rainforests, > as is the case with beef production in South > America) has to be cleared > and used for animal food, the earth loses carbon > sinks. So as well as > producing more CO2, livestock farming also prevents > CO2 in the > atmosphere from being absorbed by photosynthesis and > locked up in trees. > > ________ Sent from Mail. A Smarter Inbox. http://uk.docs./nowyoucan.html Up to 33% off Norton Security from Tiscali - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/securepc/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 thanks so much rebecca --- " kimberley1 " <Kimberley1 wrote: > > > > Good article from John McDougall, > > http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2007nl/jan/warming2.htm > > > > > ----Original Message---- > hathawayrj > 05/03/2008 8:31 > > Subj: Re: Re: effects of vegetarian diet > on global warming > thanks, that was actually what I thought the > assertion > had been made on and I was wondering whether anyone > knew of any good research sources for this. > > rebecca > --- gothcatz <gothcatz wrote: > > > John's already said what sprang immediately to my > > mind, but it might be > > worth adding that there are other factors > affecting > > climate change > > associated with meat production. For example, it > is > > much less efficient > > to feed plant energy to animals and then eat the > > animals than for > > humans to consume the plants directly. Thus > > livestock farming consumes > > more resources than a vegan or (to a lesser > extent) > > vegetarian diet, > > needing more land, water etc. If more land > > (particularly rainforests, > > as is the case with beef production in South > > America) has to be cleared > > and used for animal food, the earth loses carbon > > sinks. So as well as > > producing more CO2, livestock farming also > prevents > > CO2 in the > > atmosphere from being absorbed by photosynthesis > and > > locked up in trees. > > > > > > ________ > Sent from Mail. > A Smarter Inbox. > http://uk.docs./nowyoucan.html > > > > > Up > to 33% off Norton Security from Tiscali - > http://www.tiscali.co.uk/securepc/ > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ________ Sent from Mail. A Smarter Inbox. http://uk.docs./nowyoucan.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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