There is not a single culprit in the climate change crisis who wants to mend their ways. Every day new pollutants are emerging with more dangerous contributions. From electronic junks to eating habits air, water, soil and other essential common properties are damaged. In this nature destructive game advanced countries are the real villains.
The Times of India (16.2.2009) writes “When it comes to global warming, hamburgers are the real Hummers of food, scientists say. Simply switching from steak to salad could cut as much carbon as leaving the car at home a couple days a week. That’s because beef is such an incredibly inefficient food to produce and cows release so much harmful methane into the atmosphere, said Nathan Pelletier of Dalhousie University in Canada.
The livestock sector is estimated to account for 18% of the global greenhouse gas emissions and beef is the biggest culprit. Even though beef only accounts for 30% of meat consumption in the developed world it’s responsible for 78% of the emissions, Pelletier, said.
That’s because a single kilogram of beef produces 16 killograms carbon dioxide equivalent emissions: four times higher than pork and more than ten times as much as a kilogram of poultry. Pelletier said. If people were to simply switch from beef to chicken, emissions would be cut by 70%, Pelletier said.
Another part of the problem is people are eating far more meat than they need to. “Meat once was a luxury in our diet,” Pelletier said. “we used to eat it once a week. Now we eat it every day.”
If meat consumption in the developed world was cut from the current level of about 90kg a year to 53kg a year, livestock related emissions would fall by 44%.
“Given the projected doubling of meat production by 2050, we’re going to have to cut emissions by half just to maintain current levels.” Pelletier said.
No one knows the consequence of beef eating. The awareness about beef and pollution should be spread intensely. Anything excess is detrimental to both people and environment. What affects personally in certain matters undermine the environment too. Unlimited beef eating is dangerous for individuals health and ecology.
The Times of India (16.2.2009) writes “When it comes to global warming, hamburgers are the real Hummers of food, scientists say. Simply switching from steak to salad could cut as much carbon as leaving the car at home a couple days a week. That’s because beef is such an incredibly inefficient food to produce and cows release so much harmful methane into the atmosphere, said Nathan Pelletier of Dalhousie University in Canada.
The livestock sector is estimated to account for 18% of the global greenhouse gas emissions and beef is the biggest culprit. Even though beef only accounts for 30% of meat consumption in the developed world it’s responsible for 78% of the emissions, Pelletier, said.
That’s because a single kilogram of beef produces 16 killograms carbon dioxide equivalent emissions: four times higher than pork and more than ten times as much as a kilogram of poultry. Pelletier said. If people were to simply switch from beef to chicken, emissions would be cut by 70%, Pelletier said.
Another part of the problem is people are eating far more meat than they need to. “Meat once was a luxury in our diet,” Pelletier said. “we used to eat it once a week. Now we eat it every day.”
If meat consumption in the developed world was cut from the current level of about 90kg a year to 53kg a year, livestock related emissions would fall by 44%.
“Given the projected doubling of meat production by 2050, we’re going to have to cut emissions by half just to maintain current levels.” Pelletier said.
No one knows the consequence of beef eating. The awareness about beef and pollution should be spread intensely. Anything excess is detrimental to both people and environment. What affects personally in certain matters undermine the environment too. Unlimited beef eating is dangerous for individuals health and ecology.
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