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Quick googling: “ Livestock takes up nearly 80% of global agricultural land, yet produces less than 20% of the world’s supply of calories” It’s not just about
by cj 6y ago
Quick googling: “ Livestock takes up nearly 80% of global agricultural land, yet produces less than 20% of the world’s supply of calories”
It’s not just about emissions. It’s also about the massive amount of land required to produce meat vs. crops for human consumption.
Re: cutting out meat vs. driving, only one of those activities is necessary to survive for the very high percentage of the population who don’t have access to public transit.
- jschwartzi 6y agoAnd in particular it's about the amount of virgin forest being cut down in places like Brazil to satisfy the global export market for beef cattle.
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- glogla 6y agoBut how much of that agricultural land is pastures unsuitable for growing things for human consumption? You can probably give corn to people instead of cows in the US (yay more HFCS!) but you can't ask the sheep and goat herders to graze themselves.
- jacobr1 6y agoAlso the vast scrubland used for ranching in the western-US is not a great place for agriculture due to water availability.