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JUST at the beginning of the bigger calls to veganism👉 @modernveganfam
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Via @belinda_vegan
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A global shift towards a #plantbased diet is vital to save the world from
#hunger, fuel poverty and the worst impacts of
#climatechange, a UN report said today.
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As the global population surges towards a predicted 9.1 billion people by 2050, western tastes for diets rich in
#meat and
#dairy products are unsustainable, says the report from United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) international panel of sustainable resource management.
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It says: “Impacts from agriculture are expected to increase substantially due to population growth increasing consumption of animal products. Unlike fossil fuels, it is difficult to look for alternatives: people have to eat. A substantial reduction of impacts would only be possible with a substantial worldwide diet change, away from animal products.”
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Professor Edgar Hertwich, the lead author of the report, said: “Animal products cause more damage than producing construction minerals such as sand or cement, plastics or metals. Biomass and crops for animals are as damaging as burning fossil fuels.”
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The recommendation follows advice last year that a plant-based diet was better for the planet from Lord Nicholas Stern, former adviser to the Labour government on the economics of climate change.
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The panel of experts ranked products, resources, economic activities and transport according to their #environmental impacts. Agriculture was on a par with fossil fuel consumption because both rise rapidly with increased economic growth, they said.
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Read the rest at:
https://www.eater.com/2015/2/16/8048069/u
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