The Most Important Solution To Global Warming

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Dear Friends,

In the run up to the Copenhagen climate change summit, it is vital

the following information be disseminated to the public as well as to

our political leaders.

A widely cited 2006 report by the United Nations Food and

Agriculture Organization, Livestock’s Long Shadow, estimates that 18

percent of annual worldwide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are

attributable to livestock….however recent analysis by Goodland and

Anhang co-authors of “Livestock and Climate Changeâ€

in the latest issue of World Watch magazine found 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!

 

 

http://www.51percent.org

 

The main sources of GHGs from animal agriculture are: (1)

Deforestation of the rainforests to grow feed for livestock. (2)

Methane from manure waste. – Methane is 72 times more potent as a

global warming gas than CO2 (3) Refrigeration and transport of meat

around the world. (4) Raising, processing and slaughtering of the

animal.

Meat production also uses a massive amount of water and other

resources which would be better used to feed the world’s hungry and

provide water to those in need.

Based on their research, Goodland and Anhang conclude that replacing

livestock products with soy-based and other alternatives would be the

best strategy for reversing climate change. They say “This approach

would have far more rapid effects on GHG emissions and their

atmospheric concentrations-and thus on the rate the climate is

warming-than actions to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy.â€

The fact is that we are being informed of the dangerous path we are

on by depending greatly on animal flesh for human consumption. We still

have the opportunity to make the most effective steps in saving

ourselves and this planet. By simply choosing a plant based diet we can

reduce our carbon foot print by a huge amount.

We are gambling with our lives and with those of our future

generations to come. It’s madness to know we are fully aware of the

possible consequences but yet are failing to act.

Please make a truly environmental, healthy and compassionate choice,

choose to drastically reduce your meat intake or simply go vegetarian

or vegan. This is the single most powerful action for preventing

climate change as it is the single largest source of greenhouse gas

emissions.

 

Take action now by visiting http://www.51percent.org

 

 

Thank you for your consideration.

Yours Sincerely