Brahma Chellaney shines light on an issue that is often neglected in climate change discussions:
“In recent decades,
rising incomes have catalyzed a major shift in people’s eating habits, with
meat, in particular, becoming an increasingly important feature of people’s
diets. Given that livestock require much more food, land, water, and energy to
raise and transport than plants, increased demand for meat depletes natural
resources, places pressure on food-production systems, damages ecosystems, and
fuels climate change.”