“Eating mostly plant-based foods while reducing the global consumption of animal products, especially ruminant livestock, can improve human health and significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions … moreover, this will free up croplands for growing much needed plant-based food instead of livestock feed, while releasing some grazing land to support natural climate solutions.”
— The Alliance of World Scientists (report in Bioscience, Nov 2019).
“When we think about threats to the environment, we tend to picture cars and smokestacks, not dinner. But the truth is, our need for food poses one of the greatest dangers to the planet.”
— National Geographic