In a attention grabbing peace of theatre and civil disobedience campaigners from the group ‘Plane Stupid’ have today gained access to the roof of parliament dropping a banner against a third run way an Heathrow.
According to the Cambridge Evening News John McDonnell a Labour MP described direct action as inevitable because of the government’s refusal to listen to the communities under threat and the threat to the planet.
With this news hot off the press it seemed worth reminding everyone about the links between climate change and animal agriculture.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations animal agriculture creates more Greenhouse gases than all the Greenhouse gases from all the cars and trucks in the world put together! It creates 65 percent of human-related nitrous oxide that has a massive 296 times the Global warming potential of CO2!
Beyond climate change, the livestock sector is one of the most dangerous when it comes to the world’s water supply creating water pollution and damaging coral reefs. The livestock industry is also responsible for destruction of the rainforest as well as Eco system problems.
We truly do have a chance to make an impact on our Carbon Footprint by cutting out animal products from our diets. According to a an article in the New Scientist the simple act of cutting animal products from ones diet is better than switching to a Eco-friendly car, based on a typical US diet.
Read more at:
New Scientist Magazine
Tags: Activsits, Animal Agriculture, Climate Change, CO2, Dairy, Eggs, Globel Warming, Meat, Parliament, Plane Stupid
