Book Title: Jain Voice Needed in Climate Crisis Author(s): Sudhanshu Jain Publisher: Sudhanshu Jain View full book textPage 5
________________ Meat and milk consumption increasing rapidly Meat Consumption and Co, Emissions According to a report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, livestock generates 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. The problem is expected to grow, as developing countries increase their consumption of meat and byproducts. Meat production Food consumption in developing countries CO, produced Pounds of Co, per pound of product +200% Meat 350 million tons Developing 300... countries 250 Milk Cheese Chicken 10.8 + 150 1.8 Pork 4.9 200 ...... Developed countries 150..... 100 Coreal Salmon Shrimp Beef (only meat) Oat flakes Flour, wheat Carrots Tomatoes, greenhouse 10.7 | 0.5 10.2 12.7 Projection Roots and tubers 80 90 0 70 85 00 15 30 50 62 70 Source: Livestock's Long Shadow," by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, 2006: Lantmannen THE NEW YORK TIMESPage Navigation
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