“ Ignoring veganism in the fight against climate change is sort of like ignoring fast food in the fight against obesity . Forget ending dirty coal or natural gas pipelines . As the recent World Preservation Foundation report shows , veganism offers the single most effective path to reducing global climate change . The evidence is powerful : Eating a vegan diet , according to the study , is seven times more effective at reducing emissions than eating a local meat-based diet . A global vegan diet ( of conventional crops ) would reduce dietary emissions by 87 percent , compared to a token 8 percent reduction for “ sustainable meat and dairy ” … Overall , the point seems pretty strong : global veganism would do more than any other single action to reduce GHG emissions .”
~ James McWilliams
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