Photo: Warren McLaren / inov8 UN Want Us To Eat Less Meat Agricultural production accounts for a staggering 70% of the global freshwater consumption, 38% of the total land use, and 14% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. These figures (more after jump) are contained in a new report from the United Nations, which looks at the environmental impacts of consumption and production. Professor Edgar Hertwich, a lead author of the report, sums up its findings for The Guardian : “Animal products cause more damage than [producing] cons… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Half Of World Crop Is Feeding Animals, Not People
