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Eating less Meat won't save the Planet. Here's Why

Joseph Everett - WIL · 5.8M views · 2021-04-25 · 23:11

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Overview

Joseph Everett, with Dr. Frank Mitloehner, argues that eating less meat will not do much for the climate. He covers beef's water footprint, land and feed use, and methane.

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HN commenters recommend it as a counterpoint to claims about beef's environmental cost, though some critique its methane argument.

Recommended by 10 HN people across 8 months · HN mentions 2021–2026

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Climate policy, solutions & debateEnvironment, agriculture & food systemsNutrition & diet science
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beefgreenhouse gas emissionswater usemethanediet and climate

What people said

iptpus · 2021-05 · Strong recommendation

This video changed my mind in the opposite direction. [VIDEO] Stopping meat consumption would make a negligible difference in emissions. It's more valuable to focus on minimizing food waste instead.

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AI_Overlord_ · 2021-04 · Strong recommendation

I was much more concerned about my beef consumption before watching this WIL video. It put things in perspective for me. The efficiency of beef production in each country, how water and land use calculations are done, equivalent nutritional value compared to other crops was very interesting. It doesn't negate the moral problems with factory farming, but that wasn't the intent of the video. [VIDEO]

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jokethrowaway · 2022-11 · Recommendation

I think you're overestimating that, probably because of vegan propaganda. Eg. A lot of the water you use for animals turns into milk or pee (or sweat?), and goes back to the cycle of water. I don't like posting videos but this one goes through several points: [VIDEO]

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