Climate change has been named the defining issue of our time by the United Nations. It has far-reaching implications for us all. The goals named in the Paris Agreement to combat climate change were to keep the impact to below a 2 degree Celsius increase. Without substantial changes to our eating habits, intensive agriculture will consume the entire world's carbon budget necessary for keeping global temperature rises under 2°C by 2050.
While factory farming and climate change may seem like two different issues, factory farming fuels climate change, polluting landscapes and waterways, and wastefully using precious land resources. One of the most impactful things we can do as individuals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, is to eat less meat.