The 28-Day Vegan Plan by Kim Julie Hansen

Author:Kim Julie Hansen
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

THE ENVIRONMENT

Another reason to go vegan that affects all of us, without exception, is the impact that animal agriculture has on the environment. Animal agriculture, especially the mass production of animal products, is so unsustainable that if we don’t take action soon, the consequences will be devastating. Growing animals for food requires so many resources, including water and grains, that it would be more sustainable, affordable and logical to simply feed these resources to humans directly. Furthermore, animal agriculture creates such a large amount of waste that it is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than all means of transportation combined, making it one of the main causes of climate change. The documentary Conspiracy explores this in detail.

In an effort to be more environmentally friendly and save the planet, we’re told to reduce our water consumption, drive hybrid cars, and recycle. Here are some notable facts outlined in Cowspiracy:

• Animal agriculture is responsible for 18 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, more than the combined exhaust from all transportation.

• Livestock and their by-products account for at least 32,000 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year, or 51 per cent of all worldwide greenhouse gas emissions.

• Cows produce 150 billion gallons of methane per day; methane is more harmful to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide.

• 2,500 gallons of water are needed to produce 450 g of beef. Agriculture is responsible for 80 to 90 per cent of U.S. water consumption.

• Livestock or livestock feed occupies one-third of the earth’s ice-free land.

• Three-quarters of the world’s fisheries are exploited or depleted. We could see fishless oceans by 2048.

• Scientists estimate that as many as 650,000 whales, dolphins and seals are killed every year by fishing vessels.

• Animal agriculture is responsible for up to 91 per cent of Amazon rainforest destruction.

• Worldwide, at least 50 per cent of grain is fed to livestock.

• Each day, a person who eats a vegan diet saves 1,100 gallons of water, 20 kilograms of grain, 3 square metres of forested land, 9 kilograms carbon dioxide equivalent and one animal’s life.

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