{"id":103239,"date":"2017-12-11T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=103239"},"modified":"2017-12-11T12:29:56","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T12:29:56","slug":"three-largest-meat-producers-rival-exxon-in-greenhouse-gas-emissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2017\/12\/three-largest-meat-producers-rival-exxon-in-greenhouse-gas-emissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Largest Meat Producers Rival Exxon in Greenhouse Gas Emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"

JBS, Cargill and Tyson emitted more greenhouse gas last year than all of France.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Photo Credit: Tatiana Grozetskaya\/Shutterstock<\/p><\/div>\n

7 Dec 2017 – <\/em>According to\u00a0The<\/em>\u00a0Guardian<\/em>, JBS, Cargill and Tyson\u2014three of\u00a0the world\u2019s largest meat producers<\/a>\u2014emitted more greenhouse gas<\/a>\u00a0last year than all of France and nearly as much as the biggest oil companies, such as Exxon, BP, and Shell.<\/p>\n

Hardly any meat or dairy companies publish their climate emissions, so it\u2019s almost impossible to know the exact amount of greenhouse gas generated. But using the most comprehensive data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,\u00a0The<\/em>\u00a0Guardian<\/em>\u00a0estimated emissions from animal agriculture, and the results are staggering.<\/p>\n

The top 20 meat and dairy companies emitted more greenhouse gas in 2016 than all of Germany, Europe\u2019s biggest climate polluter. This means if these companies were a country, they would be the world\u2019s seventh-largest greenhouse gas emitter.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s impossible to take world leaders seriously when they fail to mention animal agriculture in addressing climate action. Raising\u00a0animals for food emits more greenhouse gas<\/a>\u00a0than all the cars, planes, and other forms of transportation combined.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, according to the\u00a0Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations<\/a>, carbon dioxide emissions from raising farmed animals make up about 15 percent of global human-induced emissions, with beef and milk production as the leading culprits.<\/p>\n

But simply by\u00a0avoiding animal products, you cut your carbon footprint in half<\/a>. Keep in mind that\u00a0a pound of beef requires 13 percent more fossil fuel<\/a>\u00a0and 15 times more water to produce than a pound of soy. Additionally, a recent study found that switching to\u00a0a plant-based diet reduces your personal carbon emissions<\/a>\u00a0more than replacing your gasoline-powered car with a hybrid.<\/p>\n

There is no such thing as “sustainable” meat, and plant-based alternatives to meat, dairy, and eggs take a mere fraction of the resources to produce as their animal-based counterparts.<\/p>\n

A vegan diet is not just good for the planet. It also spares countless animals lives of misery at factory farms. Pigs, cows, chickens, and other farmed animals suffer horribly. These\u00a0innocent animals face unthinkable horrors<\/a>: cruel caged confinement; brutal mutilations; and bloody, merciless deaths.<\/p>\n

httpv:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=THIODWTqx5E<\/p>\n

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Joe Loria is the communications and content manager at Mercy For Animals<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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