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elorant · 2018-05-09 12:52:34

Or we could reduce meat consumption.

adetrest | karma 375 | avg karma 2.5 · | 2018-11-24 15:43:48+00:00

Or we could re-evaluate how we eat and drastically reduce the amount of meat produced and consumed.

Symmetry | karma 18650 | avg karma 3.07 · | 2022-09-06 10:36:14

Yeah. If we just reduced our meat consumption by somewhere between 50 and 75% we could feed the remainder off those sources and probably decrease the environmental impact of food production on net, except for cow's methane production.

sundvor | karma 5113 | avg karma 2.62 · | 2017-04-11 10:37:24+00:00

I was going to say, I might look at simply reducing consumption. If everyone cut 1/3rd of their meat out, that'd have a huge impact.

dieselgate | karma 1222 | avg karma 1.05 · | 2022-07-26 15:24:07

I’m not pushy with this topic but as a species we could farm and consume much less animal meat. Not sure if that’s inline with what youre looking for but it would have an impact.

jl6 | karma 16859 | avg karma 5.37 · | 2020-01-28 06:44:01+00:00

We already have a solution to this: reduce consumption of animal proteins.

Scarblac | karma 7663 | avg karma 3.2 · | 2023-05-16 04:13:41

And eating less meat, so we can do with less agricultural production.

barbazoo | karma 7012 | avg karma 2.4 · | 2023-03-15 18:30:56

Or stop eating meat altogether. Problem of unsustainable and cruel meat production solved.

matty22 | karma 159 | avg karma 1.54 · | 2019-06-14 14:29:52+00:00

Or have fewer cows in the first place by eating less meat.

porb121 | karma 500 | avg karma 3.85 · | 2020-10-10 22:32:29+00:00

yes, we should also consume less meat in addition to consuming less almonds.

CalRobert | karma 14333 | avg karma 3.16 · | 2023-08-05 08:22:29

I didn't even say stop eating meat. But we certainly could do with less, and make what we do eat better quality.

y3k | karma 87 | avg karma 2.35 · | 2018-10-30 01:14:00+00:00

Thank you for your advice.

We're already doing that. Not gonna lie, we love meat, but understand it isn't the best choice for the planet, so far we've reduced our meat consumption about 50%.

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Zababa | karma 5670 | avg karma 1.79 · | 2021-09-22 17:23:26

Sure but reducing meat consumption is oversimplifying. If you reduce meat consumption of grass-fed cattle, there's no point.

chc | karma 20862 | avg karma 3.0 · | 2017-07-03 00:45:09+00:00

We could also scale back our agriculture by reducing our dependence on animal products. There are a number of mass produced crops that go in large part to feed animals that we then turn into food at a net energy loss. But in general, we'd rather paint ourselves into this corner than eat our vegetables.

elindbe3 | karma 168 | avg karma 2.33 · | 2021-02-23 17:10:25+00:00

A carbon tax would help. We don't necessarily have to eliminate meat production, just make it expensive enough to reduce its use by a factor of 10 or so.

DesiLurker | karma 1156 | avg karma 1.52 · | 2021-04-04 01:25:30+00:00

I know this is a sensitive topic with in the west but how about reducing meat consumption (esp red meat) so we cut down ghg emissions. plus more eco-friendly transportation like EVs & fewer flights for vacations.

as the saying goes an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.

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jsilence | karma 1888 | avg karma 1.82 · | 2021-02-15 18:32:33+00:00

If we reduce meat consumption we can free up large areas of land used today for animal fodder production and repurpose it for this.

reidjs | karma 2452 | avg karma 2.47 · | 2022-06-14 14:05:22

Or we could consider eating slightly less meat instead of supporting megalomaniac dictators like Putin.

barbazoo | karma 7012 | avg karma 2.4 · | 2021-09-22 17:04:09

Or maybe we just stop eating meat and eat plant based alternatives instead.

JohnWhigham | karma 1355 | avg karma 1.92 · | 2021-06-02 13:08:15+00:00

Eating less meat won't do anything, it's a fruitless endeavor that only makes vegetarians/vegans feel morally superior. Everyone in the US could stop eating meat, and it would only reduce emissions by a couple percentage points.

Focus on reducing fossil fuel usage.

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