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[-] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

It's not the eating it really. It's the farming and processing. I think it's important to be clear so consumers aren't stuck with all the blame.we buy what's cheap and available and their pursuit of that has lead us here.

[-] Marshyq@reddthat.com 17 points 2 years ago

Of course it's the eating, why would they be farming so many animals so intensively if it wasn't for demand? It's a complete abdication of personal responsibility to say that eating meat is ok but farming it isn't. Maybe you can argue that hunting meat is negligible in terms of impact but there's a reason we don't all hunt, there's not enough of a sustainable population of any game animal that would keep the number of meat eaters we have today fed. Factory farming is a requirement for our current level of consumption.

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[-] Saneless@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

That's a silly statement. Then let's say driving our cars doesn't either. It's the combustion engine processing the gasoline, but turning the wheel and pressing the pedal does nothing

[-] Vegoon@feddit.de 14 points 2 years ago

A plant based diet is cheaper, maybe not as available if you eat out or fast food a lot but that comes down to demand.

https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-11-11-sustainable-eating-cheaper-and-healthier-oxford-study

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[-] SanndyTheManndy@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

Only four? I thought it'd be much higher

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[-] stackcheese@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Nah Corporations and industries creates 1000x more greenhouse gases than meat and agriculture.

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[-] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

How much greenhouse gas does does a private jet make? I'm tired of them putting it on the overburdened collective to do huge industry sweeping change, when we could swat down a few more private jets, regulate some industries better, and impose sanctions and other measures on countries that aren't cooperating and have major drastic impact with much less overall effort.

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