Meat Eaters Create More Greenhouse Gas Than Cars! - Merit Educational Consultants

Meat Eaters Create More Greenhouse Gas Than Cars!

Did you know that the average family of four emits more greenhouse gases because of the meat they eat than from driving 2 cars? 

If everyone became vegetarians by 2050, food-related emissions would drop by 60% — according to Marco Springmann, Oxford Martin School’s Future of Food Program.  I know I couldn’t live without my ribeye steak and Rob’s smoked salmon fillets, but I could stop eating meat one day per week.

Check out this interesting article “What would happen if the world suddenly went vegetarian?” by Rachel Nuwer of BBC Future.