Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.social to Vegan@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 days agoPaul McCartney on COP30: “Serving meat at a climate summit is like handing out cigarettes at a cancer prevention conference”www.nme.comexternal-linkmessage-square70linkfedilinkarrow-up1309arrow-down119
arrow-up1290arrow-down1external-linkPaul McCartney on COP30: “Serving meat at a climate summit is like handing out cigarettes at a cancer prevention conference”www.nme.comSunshine (she/her)@piefed.social to Vegan@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square70linkfedilink
minus-squareknomie@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up31·5 days agoMeat has been shown to have a much larger (negative) impact on the climate and the environment (https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/adb7f2 ). The meat industry has suppressed these with their own disinformation campaigns (for example https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/11/pr-campaign-may-fuelled-food-study-backlash-leaked-document-eat-lancet , https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14693062.2025.2460603 ) So it’s actually big meats accomplishment that meat eaters rage against vegans.
minus-squarenovember@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·5 days agoVeganism is about not exploiting animals. The fact that it’s better for the environment is just a bonus.
minus-squaredjango@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 days agoThe pros just keep on piling up.
minus-squarecamerondakota@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·5 days agoDespite meat being a relatively small factor in what exactly? It’s upwards of 15-20% of global GHGs.
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Meat has been shown to have a much larger (negative) impact on the climate and the environment (https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/adb7f2 ). The meat industry has suppressed these with their own disinformation campaigns (for example https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/11/pr-campaign-may-fuelled-food-study-backlash-leaked-document-eat-lancet , https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14693062.2025.2460603 )
So it’s actually big meats accomplishment that meat eaters rage against vegans.
Veganism is about not exploiting animals. The fact that it’s better for the environment is just a bonus.
The pros just keep on piling up.
Despite meat being a relatively small factor in what exactly? It’s upwards of 15-20% of global GHGs.