Experts agree that reducing livestock production could have the
most profound and lasting impact on reversing or slowing climate
change. But how can we make this fundamental shift a reality for
farmers and consumers? According to PETA, eating animals and/or
animal products is synonymous with “wasting resources and
destroying our environment.” A 2010 report from the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) makes essentially the same
argument: “Impacts from agriculture are expected to increase
substantially due to population growth increasing consumption of
animal products. Unlike fossil fuels, it is difficult to look
for alternatives: people have to eat. A substantial reduction of
impacts would only be possible with a substantial worldwide diet
change, away from animal products.” According to an article at
the time in the UK news source, The Guardian, professor Edgar
Hertwich, the lead author of the report, said: "Biomass and
crops for animals are as damaging as [burning] fossil fuels."
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