World Meat Free Day 2016: Would eating less meat really combat climate change? | Environment | The Independent
"With the food system accounting for up to a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, anything that reduces its impact will make a big difference to the climate. It is a system riddled with inefficiencies and waste. Humans donโt simply eat food straight out of the ground, of course. Itโs harvested, stored, processed โ or fed to animals who are in turn slaughtered and processed โ and finally packaged and delivered. Each of these stages uses energy, which means emissions."