When talking about climate change and it's many possible solutions, one that comes up frequently is the amount of green house gasses given off by livestock that are raised for food. In the article Let's 'Meat' in the Middle on Climate Change the author discusses the potential problems involved in simply changing to a vegetarian diet.
Many people see the issue of global food processing and climate change as something that can simply be changed by adopting a simpler, more vegetarian diet. Many of these proponents argue that by shifting to a diet that doesn't involve processed meats stops the release of many green house gasses and could be a potential solution to our climate change issue. Documentaries like Food., Inc touch on the dangers this way of food consumption could have on our environment. Other people, like Barbara Kingsolver in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, believe that simply switching to locally grown food, or in her case grow your own food, could solve this issue.
In the article, they point out that this means of pollution will always be an issue because we cannot disrupt this system without creating serious food problems to underdeveloped countries. In arid environments, where locally growing food is not an option, cattle and other meat products are the only options for somewhat filling meal. Also cattle provide a source of food that can withstand unpredictable climates and weather changes. The benefits to raising cattle for food have been mostly ignored by the developed world, where "cultured" people only see cattle as a source of pollution and harm to the environment while ignoring the benefits such productions have on underdeveloped countries.
Many people see the issue of global food processing and climate change as something that can simply be changed by adopting a simpler, more vegetarian diet. Many of these proponents argue that by shifting to a diet that doesn't involve processed meats stops the release of many green house gasses and could be a potential solution to our climate change issue. Documentaries like Food., Inc touch on the dangers this way of food consumption could have on our environment. Other people, like Barbara Kingsolver in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, believe that simply switching to locally grown food, or in her case grow your own food, could solve this issue.
In the article, they point out that this means of pollution will always be an issue because we cannot disrupt this system without creating serious food problems to underdeveloped countries. In arid environments, where locally growing food is not an option, cattle and other meat products are the only options for somewhat filling meal. Also cattle provide a source of food that can withstand unpredictable climates and weather changes. The benefits to raising cattle for food have been mostly ignored by the developed world, where "cultured" people only see cattle as a source of pollution and harm to the environment while ignoring the benefits such productions have on underdeveloped countries.