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Eating Meat Is Bad for Climate Change, and Here Are All the Studies That Prove It
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this post was submitted on 07 Jan 2024
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I'm in the process of going vegan. It's taught me how to cook and how to appreciate food more. Veganism is awesome. You should try it.
Massively agree, it's made me get into food science and it's just so cool
Same, meat is just something you don't need in life. The satisfaction I get from a nice delicious meal is no different than it was before I was vegan just now it is better for the environment, my health and animal welfare.
it would be better for the environment and animal welfare of it diminished the effects of the industry. it doesn't. production continues to grow year over year.
Production keeps growing because there is still a demand for meat. The demand for meat isn't coming from vegans btw. ie more vegans less demand, less climate impact.
even with more vegans, we have seen production increase. it's not as simple as you make it sound.
It is