Climate Change Adaptation Strategy

Meat (and other animal products like dairy) are one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gases. The methane produced by cows alone is responsible for 18% of the greenhouse gases. Subsidised cheap meat fuels the consumption of meat. If we would all turn vegan we would cut down almost 80% of the greenhose gases. It takes 11 times the amount of fossil fuel to produce 1 calorie of animal protein as it does to produce 1 calorie of plant protein. This should be extra important to anyone with a brain during these days of gas shortages and rising prices.If every person in the US replaced just one chicken-based meal per week with a vegetarian meal, it would be the equivalent of taking more than 5 million cars off the road.If, for just one day a week, everyone ate only vegetarian foods, it would be like taking 8,000,000 cars off the road.It takes 4,200 gallons of water to supply food for a meat eater for one day. It takes 300 gallons for a vegan.To produce food for a meat eater takes 3-1/4 acres of land, whereas for a vegan it takes 1/6 acre.If you switch to a hybrid car you can save slightly more than 1 ton of carbon dioxide per year. If you switch from a meat-based diet to a plant-based diet, you’ll save nearly 1.5 tons. Think how much it would be if you did both!The same amount of greenhouse gases is emitted driving an SUV 40 miles as eating 1 pound of meat.