Re:Scientists Identify How Many Trees to Plant and Where to ...
by dorgo on Monday September 30, 2019 @01:48PM
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> Some studies also show that without meat and dairy consumption, global farmland use could be reduced by over 75%
But reducing farmland by over 75% is not enough by itself to counter climate change. And, if we can plant enough trees outside of farmland the reduction of farmland is not even neccessary.
It seems, we agree that we need more trees. But you want to get there by eating less meat. Yes, there is a connection between meat and trees, but why not just plant trees?
Edit: reduced the quote to relevant part
This is false.
> That’s why the late 2018 IPCC report stood out that reducing meat consumption by 90% is the single biggest way to reduce global warming. Some studies also show that without meat and dairy consumption, global farmland use could be reduced by over 75%. In this way, reducing your meat consumption is also a big step to stop not only deforestation but also global warming on a larger scale.
https://e-csr.net/definitions/what-is-definition-deforestati...
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02409-7
Or better yet: https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2019/08/Fullreport-1... (search for "meat" and "diet")