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People are gonna starve because of these closures.

• niek_pas 4y ago
  Maybe. People are going to drown if we do not act to reduce nitrogen emissions (And eating less meat would significantly reduce emissions, but that seems unlikely to happen on a large scale)
  • myshpa 4y ago
    Who knows where we will be in another few years ... "... 44% of consumers in Germany follow a low-meat diet, which is a significant increase from 2014 (26%). Similarly, 6% of US consumers now claim to be vegan, up from just 1% in 2014" [from 2017] https://www.reportbuyer.com/product/4959853/top-trends-in-prepared-foods-exploring-trends-in-meat-fish-and-seafood-pasta-noodles-and-rice-prepared-meals-savory-deli-food-soup-and-meat-substitutes.html https://www.reportbuyer.com/product/4959853/top-trends-in-pr... "The number of vegans in Great Britain quadrupled between 2014 and 2019" "The 400% increase of vegans in the UK is shocking, but the 1,500% increase in plant-based food sales in the UK is even more shocking. " "In 2022, research by ProVeg found that 51% of Germans had reduced their meat intake in the previous year" "In 2022, research commissioned by ProVeg Netherlands found that 28% of Dutch people want to see a future without meat, and 20% would like to see the government ban slaughterhouses" " Research conducted in 2021 by Rakuten found that 82% of consumers in the US have tried plant milk, 40% have tried other vegan dairy alternatives, 62% have tried plant-based meats and 22% have tried vegan egg replacements. Key motivations included health (35%), wanting to try a food trend (41%), and concern for animals (23%). The same research found that 5% of respondents said that they only consume plant-based foods"" https://www.vegansociety.com/news/media/statistics/worldwide https://www.vegansociety.com/news/media/statistics/worldwide