The Facts
Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions"18 percent of annual worldwide GHG emissions are attributable to cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, camels, pigs, and poultry. But recent analysis by Goodland and Anhang finds that livestock and their byproducts actually account for at least 32.6 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year, or 51 percent of annual worldwide GHG emissions."
www.worldwatch.org/node/6294 Impact clips from First Spark Media on Vimeo. Oceans"3/4 of the world’s fisheries are exploited or depleted."
“Overfishing: A Threat to Marine Biodiversity.” UN News Center. |
Water5% of water consumed in the US is by private homes. 55% of water consumed in the US is for animal agriculture.
cspinet.org/ WasteEvery minute, 7 million pounds of excrement are produced by animals raised for food in the US.
www.epa.gov/nutrientpollution/problem LandLivestock or livestock feed occupies 1/3 of the earth’s ice-free land.FAO. "Livestock a major threat to environment"
Livestock covers 45% of the earth’s total land.Thornton, Phillip, Mario Herrero, and Polly Ericksen. “Livestock and Climate Change.” Livestock Exchange, no. 3 (2011). IPCC AR5 WG# Chapter 11, Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Us (AFOLU) |
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