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Veganism and Climate

Change: Are the meatless


doing it right?
BY ZOE GATZ
Quick facts about vegan lifestyle

 “Veganism is a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as is possible and


practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food,
clothing or any other purpose.” (1)
 No meat, Dairy, eggs, fish, Honey, or other animal-derived products like
leather.
 Exclusively plant-based diet
 Only about 1 million .5% of
Americans are Vegans (5)
1. Definition of veganism. (n.d.). Retrieved October 23, 2019, from
https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/definition-veganism.
5. Kuper, A., Lane, Belunza, N., Nancy, Kaake, B., Wagar, S., …
Ginnie. (2019, October 3). Vegan Demographics: How Many In The US
& In The World? Retrieved from https://veganbits.com/vegan- This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY
demographics-2017/.
How does meat effect our climate?

 Emissions from beef and lamb are 250 times stronger than emissions of legumes. (2)
 About 80% of all the Amazon rainforest’s deforestation is due to cattle raising (2)
 Both methane and carbon dioxide both damage the Earth’s ozone layer which protects us
from the damaging effects of the Sun. The lack of ozone can raise the Earth’s surface
temperature causing icecaps to melt and global flooding to happen.

2. Wang, G. C. (2017, April 9). Go vegan, save the planet. Retrieved


from https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/08/opinions/go-vegan-save-the-
planet-wang/index.html.
What Veganism can do to help.

 A Vegan diet requires less resources in terms of


farming.
 This means that it has the potential to decrease:
 Water use for livestock
 The production of grain for livestock
 The need for over-breeding livestock(1)

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY

1. Definition of veganism. (n.d.). Retrieved October 23, 2019, from https://www.vegansociety.com/go-


vegan/definition-veganism.
What are the negative effects of veganism?

 Around 20- 40bn tones of topsoil are lost to erosion mainly


caused by extensive ploughing and cropping (3)
 Extensive cropping and ploughing can leave large areas of
soil infertile causing the migration of small mammals and
birds from their natural habitats.
 This can cause natural occurring flora and fauna to disappear
from areas due to improper soils.
 Vegan diet is expensive and not everyone has the means or
ability to practice such a strict diet

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC

3. Tree, I. (2018, August 25). If you want to save the world, veganism isn't the answer | Isabella Tree. Retrieved from
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/25/veganism-intensively-farmed-meat-dairy-soya-maize.
Where can we compromise?

 Want to still consume meat and other animal products?


 Try eating certified grass-fed meat and dairy products to
promote ethical farming Try the Mediterranean diet!
 You are still able to eat meat, dairy, and eggs but there is a
greater focus on fruits and vegetables. (4)
 Want to stop eating meat but not eliminate all products?
 Go pescatarian (fish-based proteins and lots of veggies)
 Or try Vegetarianism
 Eliminates the consumption of meats but you’re still allowed to
enjoy other by-products
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND  Just cutting down on what you already consume can even help!

4. Mediterranean diet. (2019, October 23). Retrieved from


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_diet.
Bibliography

Definition of veganism. (n.d.). Retrieved October 23, 2019, from


https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/definition-veganism.
Kuper, A., Lane, Belunza, N., Nancy, Kaake, B., Wagar, S., … Ginnie. (2019, October 3). Vegan
Demographics: How Many In The US & In The World? Retrieved from
https://veganbits.com/vegan-demographics-2017/.
Livestock's long shadow. (2006). Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/3/a0701e/a0701e00.htm.
Mediterranean diet. (2019, October 23). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_diet.
Tree, I. (2018, August 25). If you want to save the world, veganism isn't the answer | Isabella Tree. Retrieved
from https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/25/veganism-intensively-farmed-meat-dairy-soya-
maize.
Wang, G. C. (2017, April 9). Go vegan, save the planet. Retrieved from
https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/08/opinions/go-vegan-save-the-planet-wang/index.html.

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