Time to ditch the burgers? Eating meat creates FOUR times more greenhouse gases than being vegan, study finds (only 7.51 years left)

Daily Mail ^ | 7/21/23 | Jonathan Chadwick

[Libloather]

The summer holidays are nearly here which would normally mean there's never been a better time to fire up the barbeque and line it with beef burgers.

But a new study shows you might want to swap them for meat-free alternatives if you want to do your bit to save the planet.

University of Oxford experts say eating just 100g of meat per day – less than a single burger – creates four times more greenhouse gases compared with a vegan diet.

The researchers now want to see prompt policy action from government and organisations to trigger 'dietary shifts away from animal-based foods'.

Previous studies have already suggested there are personal health benefits from ditching a meat diet, including reduced risk of heart disease.

The new study was led by experts from the Livestock, Environment and People (LEAP) project at the University of Oxford, which is working to understand the 'health, environmental, social and economic effects of meat and dairy production'.

'Our dietary choices have a big impact on the planet,' said lead author Peter Scarborough, professor of population health at Oxford's Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences and LEAP project investigator.

'Our results, which use data from over 38,000 farms in over 100 countries, show that high meat diets have the biggest impact for many important environmental indicators, including climate change and biodiversity loss.

'Cutting down the amount of meat and dairy in your diet can make a big difference to your dietary footprint.'

Scientists have long been vocal about the huge carbon footprint of humanity's love for meat, fish and dairy, especially beef.

Animal agriculture contributes to global warming because of the methane, nitrous oxide and carbon emissions of livestock and their supply chains.

What's more, deforestation to make way for space to rear cattle reduces the...

[GingisK]

If God didn’t want us to eat animals He wouldn’t have made them out of meat.

[GingisK]

Do you know how much methane cabbage creates?

Great point!!

This may be of some use:

[EEGator]

Precisely.

Also, there’s a reason our eyes are both located in the front.
There’s a reason we have certain teeth.
Humans are predators.
Omnivorous, but predators.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

University of Oxford experts say eating just 100g of meat per day – less than a single burger – creates four times more greenhouse gases compared with a vegan diet.

Let me shake the Magic 8-Ball.....

And it says, "Not a chance." So shoo stupid person. Shoo!

[Dutch Boy]

My wife does.... It’s just hard to capture when it gets released unexpectedly. Like when I am watching tv.

[saleman]

“What’s more, deforestation to make way for space to rear cattle...”

Because, well, vegetables grow well with no sun? So obviously there is no deforestation needed to grow plant based food?

What a lie

[reasonisfaith]

They’re missing the fact that we need more CO2, not less.

[cowboyusa]

Burger= Cold dead hands.

[Noumenon]

Vegan afflatus worst afflatus.

[Rappini]

Just make Beano free or ad it to Medicare.

[5inch38gunner]

We could eat the vegans instead. Tastes like chicken some say.

[gitmo]

I’ll ditch the burgers. From now on, it’s ribeyes and sirloin steaks. And ribs. And shrimp.

[z3n]

We could eat the vegans instead. Tastes like chicken some say.
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I only buy vegan fed eggs. Hens that eat non vegans make funny tasting eggs.
🙃

[Songcraft]

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[minnesota_bound]

Vegans = Bad hunters

[mewzilla]

I have two words: heme iron.