Global Warming:

the most
serious threat

to all lives
on Earth!
2 major sources of
human-caused
greenhouses
emissions
and
1 solution
1. Burning of fossil fuels
- the biggest source of
carbon dioxide

for
- Power Generation
- Industry
- Transportation
 2. Livestock
- the biggest source of
methane and nitrous oxide

for
human’s
food
Which
Solution?
 1. Stop or reduce
the use of fossil fuels?

Replaced by
renewable energy
When?
Building a new

? energy system
takes a long time.
2. Stop or reduce
meat eating?
Replaced by
vegetables, grains,
fruits, beans, tofu,
meat substitutes…

When?
From your next meal!
ZATION OF THE UNITED
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
NATIONS
OF THE UNITED NATIONS

UN/FAO’s report
“Livestock’s long shadow”
states that livestock
produces more greenhouse
gases than ALL forms of
transportation combined.
Dr. Rajendra Pachauri
- Head of the UN Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

“Please eat less meat

– meat is a very carbon-
intensive product.”
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iIVBkZpOUA9Hz3Xc2u-61mDlrw0Q
 Supreme Master Ching Hai
- World-renowned humanitarian,

respected spiritual teacher

and accomplished artist

“The fastest way to stop

80% of global warming:
use animal-free products.”
http://www.suprememastertv.com
-1 person switching from
a typical American meat-based diet
to a fully plant-based diet
save 4.1 kg of CO2 per day. 1
-1 person refraining from eating meat
a day save the same amount of
CO2 that 205 trees absorb a day. 2
1. http://geosci.uchicago.edu/~gidon/papers/nutri/nutriEI.pdf
2. http://www.carbonfootprint.com/plantingtrees.html
 Everyone can
save our planet
 The Fastest Solution:
Become a vegetarian
or do your best to
reduce the meat intake.
 Go Veg
Be Green
Save the Earth