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

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This video interviews animal scientist Frank Mitloehner to question how much a single number can tell us about the environmental cost of food. The speakers distinguish rainfall from irrigation water, ask how much livestock feed people could eat directly and whether grazing land could grow crops, and consider what a global emissions average can tell us about one region. The video closes by calling for greater attention to fossil fuels and food waste. This guide describes the video’s argument. Its numbers and conclusions about emissions were not independently checked here and should not be used on their own to compare diets.