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Reduced Meat
Consumption
Plant-Base Diet
The cheapest, fastest, easiest way to rapid
planetary cooling
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Table of Contents `
 Livestock: Over 50% of greenhouse emisisons
 Methane: An under appreciated emissions time bomb
 Meat, Dairy and Global Warming
 Biofuels don’t cause starvation, meat does
 Vegetarian diets use less water
Livestock
Emissions over 50%
of Greenhouse
Gases
“ And I just had some information
from my friends at the World Bank
just recently, that the new figures now
indicate, that at least half of the
greenhouse gases that are up there
now, not that 15 or 20%, at least half
and maybe considerably more, are
due to livestock production.”
Dr. T. Colin Campbell, Professor Emeritus, Cornell
University, during an interview with Supreme
Master Television
Source: Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s China Study: Reducing the Risks of Disease through a Vegan Diet, Part 3
http://www.suprememastertv.com/bbs/board.php?bo_table=featured&wr_id=232&goto_url=&url=link2_0
Methane
An Under Appreciated Time Bomb
Cool Earth
Solution
Reducing Methane: the fastest
way to take heat out of the
atmosphere
Reducing meat & dairy
consumption: the cheapest,
fastest way to reduce methane
Methane being collected from a cow
Methane Reduction:
Buys us time in fight
against global warming
“...many of us are saying if you want to make an impact
soon, slow down the melting of the glaciers, slow down the
rise of the sea level, and so on, give us more time to deal
with things, give us, society, more time, shouldn’t you
work more on methane?”
Source: An Interview with Dr. Kirk Smith, Professor of Global Environmental Health at UC Berkeley, Part 2
http://www.suprememastertv.com/bbs/board.php?bo_table=sos_video&wr_id=21&url=link2_1#v
Methane:
Key To Rapid Emissions Reductions
“The mitigation of non-carbon dioxide (Non-CO2)
greenhouse gas emissions can be a relatively inexpensive
supplement to CO2-only mitigation strategies.”
“Methane Mitigation has the largest potential across all the
Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases.”
US Environmental Protection Agency
Global Mitigation of Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases
June 2006
“Control of methane
emissions turns out to be a
more powerful lever to
control global warming than
would be anticipated.”
Drew Shindell, PhD
Atmospheric Physicist
NASA Goddard Institute for Space
Studies
Source: NASA/Goddard Report:
Methane’s Impact on Climate Change May Be
Twice Previous Estimates
Cooling Happens Fastest by
Reducing Methane
Global Warming
Potential after 20
years
Global Warming
Potential after
100 years
Global Warming
Potential after
500 years
Atmospheric
Lifetime (years in
atmosphere)
CO2
1
1
1
10’s of 1000’s
of years to
experience
cooling!
Methane
72 times
hotter than
CO2!!!
25 times
hotter than
CO2!!!
7 times hotter
than CO2!!!
9 to 15 years
to experience
cooling!
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153
114 years to
experience
cooling!
Nitrous Oxide 289
Methane: A more potent gas
over shorter periods
Methane 23 times hotter than CO2
(100 yr time period)
Methane GWP est. = 23
Methane 68 times hotter than CO2
(20 yr time period)
Methane GWP est. = 68
Fully accounting for methane’s true global warming potential means methane plays a greater
role in global warming, as seen on the right.
Source: Estimates from data in : US Environmental Protection Agency Report: Global Mitigation of Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases, IPCC , UN Livestock’s Long Shadow
Billions of tons (CO2 Equivalents)
1 billion tons of methane*
will dissipate faster than 1 billion
tons of CO2
Carbon Dioxide Remaining
Source: UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group I, Table 6.7
Meat & Dairy: #1 Source of
Human – Cause Methane Emissions
Globally (37%)
Methane from Meat & Dairy = Manure + Enteric Fermentation
United Kingdom
#1 Livestock (42%)
#2 Landfill (18%)
#3 Oil & Gas (17%)
Germany
#1 Livestock (62%)
#2 Landfill (13%)
#3 Oil & Gas (17%)
Sources: US Environmental Protection Agency, UN FAO
United States
#1 Livestock (30%)
#2 Landfill (25%)
#3 Oil & Gas (24%)
Being Vegan 1 day per week eliminates
1 billion tons of methane
Billions of tons of emissions saved per year
(in CO2 equivalents with GWP of 68) *
Note: Does not include emissions reductions for CO2 or Nitrous Oxide
*In CO2 equivalents over 20 years with an estimated GWP of 68
Source: UN FAO, Livestock’s Long Shadow, IPCC
Benefits of Being Vegan to Cool
the planet
S We need to act NOW to
address global warming
S We don’t have time to wait
for widespread adoption of
sustainable technologies and
practices.
S Even if widespread adoption
of sustainable solutions are
adopted today, the heat from
CO2 will continue for
centuries.
S A widespread embrace of a
vegan diet requires no
infrastructure build out.
S Embracing a vegan diet will
save money for consumers by
lowering their food budgets.
S It will begin cooling the
planet immediately, giving us
time for widespread embrace
of CO2 reducing sustainable
solutions.
Meat, Dairy
and Global Warming
(other emissions)
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Meat & Dairy: #1 Source of all
Human-Caused Greenhouse Gas
Emissions (24%)
Assumes global warming potential = 68
Emissions from all Livestock
 Methane: 37%
67% from
Meat, Dairy
 Carbon Dioxide: 9%
 Nitrous Oxide: 67%
37% from
Meat, Dairy
9% from Meat, Dairy
Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organization & UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group I, Table 6.7
Meat & Dairy: #1 Source of all
Human-Caused Greenhouse Gas
Emissions (24%)
Assumes global warming potential = 68
Global Warming Potential = 23
Global Warming Potential = 68
The UN FAO states the livestock industry causes 18% of global warming --- over a 100 year time frame.
Over a shorter time period, meat and dairy are responsible for 24% of global warming due to the higher
global warming potential of methane over shorter periods of time.
Assume Methane Global Warming Potential = 23 @100 years, 68 @ 20 years
Source: UN Food and Agriculture Organization report Livestock’s Long Shadow & IPCC Working Group 1, Table 6.7 &
Our calculations using UN estimates
Meat & Dairy: Cause 9 % of Global
Carbon Dioxide Emissions
28
41
90
100
CO2 release from cultivated soil
Fertilizer manufacture
On farm fuel use
Desertification
Deforestation and other land use change
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2400
2500
Annual tons of CO2 Emissions from Livestock (millions of tons)
Source: Livestock’s Long Shadow, UN Food & Agriculture Organization, Nov. 2006
3000
Stop eating Meat & Dairy to halt 30% of
Tropical Rainforest Deforestation
28
41
90
100
CO2 release from cultivated soil
If we want to halt
tropical rainforest
deforestation in the
Amazon, stop
eating animal
products.
Fertilizer manufacture
On farm fuel use
Desertification
Deforestation and other land use change
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2400
2500
Annual tons of CO2 Emissions from Livestock (millions of tons)
Source: Livestock’s Long Shadow, UN Food & Agriculture Organization, Nov. 2006
3000
Meat & Dairy: #1
Source of all
Human-Caused
Nitrous Oxide
(67%)
Nitrous oxide is released from
manure and from nitrogen
fertilizers used in growing feed
crops for animals.
The manure and nitrous oxide
flow out the rivers and into the
ocean, where they are a
significant contributor to the
oceanic dead zones.
Nitrous Oxide is 296 times
more potent than CO2 &
dissipates in 114 years.
Meat & Dairy: #1 Source of all
Human-Caused Nitrous Oxide (67%)
Biofuels don’t cause
starvation
Meat & Dairy do
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Biofuels don’t cause starvation
Meat does
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Every 2.3 seconds, a child dies
from malnutrition
The 760 million tonnes of grain fed
to animals could feed 2 billion
people, so could cover the global
food shortage 14 times over
1 ha produces potatoes to support
22 people
1 ha produces rice to support 19
people
1 ha produces lamb to support 2
people
1 ha produces beef to support 1
person
800 million hungry – 1 billion
obese
Sources: UNICEF, World Health Organization, UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Earth Policy Institute
Biofuels don’t cause starvation Meat
does
Global Population (2007):
6.7 billion
2007/08 Global Grain Crop Production:
2109 million metric tons
Global hunger happens when the impoverished compete for grain with animals fed to the wealthy.
Biofuels only use 5% of global grain production.
Sources: UN Food & Agriculture Organization, World Food Organization
Vegetarian Diets
use less water
Than meat & dairy diets
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Vegetarian Diets use less water
than Meat Diets
S Global Warming Threatens
our already-dwindling water
supply
S Africa water availability in
2025 forecast to be < 50% of
1990 levels
S US Southwest – Lake Mead
(serving 23 million people
with water) forecast to be dry
by 2021.
S Spain fining people €9,000
for watering flowers
Vegetarian
Diets use less
Water than
Meat Diets
S70% water usage by
agriculture;10% is used at
home, and 20% by industry.
S19,737 litres of water are
needed to produce one pound
of beef in California. This is
enough to take a 7 minute
shower everyday for an entire
year.
Sources: Stockholm International Water Institute,
University of California-Davis, UN Food & Agriculture
Organization
Vegetarian Diets use
less water than
Meat Diets
WATER
 An entire vegan meal uses 371 litres
of water
 One average serving of chicken uses
1,249 litres
 One serving of beef 4,664 litres
Source: Water Inputs in California Food Production, University of California - Davis
Call to Action
 Together we can work together to make the world a better place
 Invest the $25 million in eliminating meat & dairy
 to save the environment
 to feed the hungry
 to ensure adequate water resources
 Via...
 Ending all subsidies on meat, dairy and feedstocks
 Providing only vegan meals on Virgin Airlines
 Tax on meat and dairy
 Ban the sale of meat and dairy in all government institutions
 Include agriculture emissions in emissions reduction plans
 Label all meat & dairy in supermarkets & restaurants with
emissions levels
 Encourage all citizens to eat vegan
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