Coronavirus - Animal Agriculture and Climate Change

Bill Gates warns that climate change could be as deadly as coronavirus

Bill Gates has warned that by 2060, climate change could be just as deadly as the coronavirus pandemic. By 2100, it could be five times as deadly. The billionaire, who recently stepped down from Microsoft’s board to spend more time tackling the climate crisis,...

Human encroachment and habitat destruction is the cause of COVID-19

AnimalAgri, Coronavirus

New scientific research has shown that the coronavirus has its roots in continued destruction and plundering of natural habitats. The COVID-19 pandemic remains something of a mystery, as scientists struggle to find out where the virus came from and how it entered the...

Intensive animal farming is a ticking time bomb for disease

AnimalAgri, Coronavirus

Unsustainable farming methods are making future pandemics more likely to occur. The only solution is to radically change how we farm our food. Intensive farming makes future pandemics such as COVID-19 more likely as wild animals carrying diseases known to infect...

Ditch the meat to relieve climate-anxiety, research shows

AnimalAgri, Coronavirus, HealthyLiving

Climate-change induced anxiety is becoming common as people learn about the climate crisis. Could eating plant-based help us feel empowered? In late 2019, Margaret Klein Salamon, PhD, founder and executive director of The Climate Mobilization, basically blew our minds...

Innovative cultured meat is the answer to many of our problems

AnimalAgri, Coronavirus

Meat is killing us through disease, pandemics and ultimately through climate change which will lead to human extinction. Could lab-grown meat save us? COVID-19, with all its cascading effects, is expected to cost the global economy upwards of $1 trillion, says the...

Preventing the next pandemic must take a holistic approach

AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, Coronavirus

Enhancing sustainability, better land management, and educating people on the origin of zoonotic diseases are all ways to prevent the next pandemic. Unite human, animal and environmental health to prevent the next pandemic says a UN Report....