Environmental Impact of Meat Consumption and Production

One of the biggest controversies concerning livestock production is the release of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. It assumes that, if not all, the car produces the greatest greenhouse gas emissions, but livestock has a strong say on air pollution. According to the author of Stanford Forest Environment Institute, Cassandra Brooks, 18% of the global greenhouse gas emissions are due to livestock production. This is nearly 20%, and it can be greatly reduced if people reduce their demand for meat.

Changes in meat demand may change the environmental impact of meat production by affecting meat production. World meat consumption doubles from 2000 to 2050 due to the increase in the world population, mainly due to the increase in per capita meat consumption (a large increase in per capita consumption in developing countries) Then it is estimated. Worldwide production and consumption of poultry meat has increased by more than 5% per year in recent years. Trends in livestock industry are various. For example, recent worldwide per capita consumption of pork has increased (mostly due to changes in consumption in China), worldwide per capita ruminant meat consumption is decreasing .

Meat consumption has reached new heights worldwide. As the demand for animal foods increases from 60 billion in 2016 to 100 billion in 2050, the impact of meat on the environment and health will only increase. The livestock industry uses about 30% of the freshwater resources, accounting for at least 14.5% of the total greenhouse gas emissions (accounting for 12% of the total transport volume). Most importantly, the number of antibiotics administered to animals in traditional livestock industry has resulted in an increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a major public health problem.

Worldwide, domestic animals can cause 15% of greenhouse gas emissions, and this system rarely takes into account the best interests of animals. Meat raised in the laboratory is a means to reduce the environmental impact of consumption of meat and less animals susceptible to the brutal impact of industrial farm life. Source: Wired Magazine (about 10 minutes) Sidewalk Labs, managed by Google's parent company Alphabet, has turned a part of Toronto's waterfront into a "smartcity" test site. Source to create a blueprint for carbon emissions and climate sensitive communities Source: The Verge (about 6 minutes)