@BlackRose@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoEating meat creates four times more greenhouse gases than being vegan, landmark study findswww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square445fedilinkarrow-up1685arrow-down1220
arrow-up1465arrow-down1external-linkEating meat creates four times more greenhouse gases than being vegan, landmark study findswww.independent.co.uk@BlackRose@slrpnk.net to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square445fedilink
minus-square@XTornado@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years 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@schroedingershat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish8•2 years agoBoth are used for animal feed, and the vast tracts of no longer needed crop land would displace other demand.
minus-square@TTShred@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish8•2 years ago“80% of the world’s soybean crop is fed to livestock, especially for beef, chicken, egg and dairy production” - WWF
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.
Both are used for animal feed, and the vast tracts of no longer needed crop land would displace other demand.
“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.