Factory Farming x Climate Change

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.

Our current levels of meat consumption also has implications for animal welfare. Producing animal protein (meat, dairy and eggs) at the current level can only be achieved by using intensive methods where animals are often crowded together in sheds or barns, bred for high production where their natural behaviours are denied. A substantial reduction in animal protein consumption across the globe would free up land and other resources, making room for higher welfare, more sustainable production systems, that would benefit both the animals and the planet.

Factory farming is one of the largest sources of animal suffering on the planet.

Here’s why we need to end it.

Climate change and factory farming

What reducing meat consumption would mean for animals

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