Global Shift to Low-meat/ Veg Diet reduce cost to halt Global Warming By 50%

During the Mar 2009 Copenhagen conference of Climate Scientist, NEAA [Netherland Environmental Assessment Agency] proposed a low-cost solution that would save the world 50% to 80% of the US$40 trillion required to halt climate change.

The proposed Solution is "A Global shift to a Low-meat diet".

According to UN FAO 2006 Livestock Long Shadow report,
70% of the world's agriculture land is used for the livestock industry. [including land for grazing, land to grow feed crops for the animals, and land for the animal industries.]

If the world shifts to a low-meat diet [a diet that we have 30 years back. Mostly plant-based with a little meat on special occasions.], the meat production could be reduced by 1/2.
Thus, the 70% agriculture land used by livestock industries could be shrinked by 1/2 to about 35%.
This would free up 35% of agriculture land which could be used to grow forest. The forest would help to absorb CO2 and protect water resources.

More information could be seen at :
http://www.pbl.nl/en/publications/2009/Climate-benefits-of-changing-diet.html

If the world are to go for a fully vegetarian diet, it would save up to 70% of the cost. [i.e. US$30 trillion !!!]

So it's Economical to Be Veg, Go Green, and Save the planet.

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• global Warming
• climate change
• vegetarian
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