AnimalAgri, ClimateChange
The growing demand for meat and dairy products is impacting the environment and contributing to the climate crisis, but what is the science behind this? Humans should eat less meat and dairy to cut the nitrogen emissions produced by farming, according to a new report...
AnimalAgri, ClimateChange
Researchers Robert Goodland and Jeff Anhang find that animal agriculture contributes more to climate change than any other factor. Robert Goodland and Jeff Anhang are co-authors of “Livestock and Climate Change”, an assessment of the true environmental impact animal...
AnimalAgri, Blogs, ClimateChange
The fashion industry is one of the most unsustainable, but how exactly does animal agriculture factor into its contribution to climate change? Animal agriculture for fashion and its impact on climate change. Are these connected? The journey towards a more sustainable...
AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, Coronavirus
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought some severe blows to the agriculture industry and may be the beginning of a more sustainable future. On April 12, a meat-processing plant in Sioux Falls, S.D., owned by Smithfield Foods shut down after hundreds of employees contracted...
AnimalAgri, ClimateChange
Banks and investment firms have been urged by climate activists to stop funding the meat and dairy industry and to halt unsustainable agricultural practices. ‘Big Livestock’ is just as damaging to the planet as the fossil fuel industry, campaigners warn, yet UK banks...