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The Impact of Our Food Choices on Climate Change and the Environment

The Impact of Our Food Choices on Climate Change and the Environment . Future of Global Warming. More frequent and powerful storms Drought in unlikely areas Loss of habitats Extinction of species. The clock is ticking…. Global Warming. What is Global Warming?.

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The Impact of Our Food Choices on Climate Change and the Environment

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  1. The Impact of Our Food Choices on Climate Change and the Environment

  2. Future of Global Warming • More frequent and powerful storms • Drought in unlikely areas • Loss of habitats • Extinction of species The clock is ticking…

  3. Global Warming

  4. What is Global Warming?

  5. Why do we get Global Warming?

  6. How do we get Global Warming? • Transportation Emissions– C02 Water Consumption Livestock Farming Land Utilization Emissions– CO2 ,CH4, N2 O

  7. Livestock Farming An industry that grows animals specifically for food consumption

  8. Journey of a Cow- From the Farm to the Grill

  9. Effects of Livestock Industry

  10. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Total emissions from global livestock: 7.1 Gigatones of Co2-equiv per year, representing 14.5 percent of all anthropogenic GHG emissions. Source: FAO

  11. Shortage of Water Water is a renewable but finite source Source: FAO

  12. Shortage and Degradation of Land In the near future, the amount of land used for livestock feed will be in direct competition with the amount used to grow food for humans.

  13. Food Scarcity Reducing meat production by just 10 percent in the U.S. would free enough grain to feed 60 million people

  14. Dangers in Public Health 13% • 20%

  15. Global Warming Shortage of Water Shortage of Land Scarcity of food Dangers in Health Summary

  16. So What Can You Do? • Reduce your meat intake • Spread the word

  17. So What Can UMass do? • More vegetarian options • Make everyday one meal vegetarian • Make one entire day vegetarian

  18. Thank You

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