Comments by "Some Guy" (@someguy2135) on "Greta Thunberg Has Given Up on Politicians. But Not You. | NYT Opinion" video.

What can each of us do at this point? Good question. For one thing, go vegan! There's a reason Greta is vegan. Going vegan is the single most effective way for each of us to minimize our environmental footprint. "According to the most comprehensive analysis of farming’s impact on the planet, plant-based food is most effective at combatting climate change. Oxford University researcher Joseph Poore, who led the study, said adopting a vegan diet is “the single biggest way to reduce your impact on planet Earth.” “A vegan diet is probably the single biggest way to reduce your impact on planet Earth, not just greenhouse gases, but global acidification, eutrophication, land use and water use.”. -Joseph Poore, Environmental Science Researcher, University of Oxford. Links at my channel under "About." We cannot achieve the 1.5 or even the 2 degrees targets unless we end animal agriculture as we know it.
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The politicians aren't screwed. Everyone on Earth is! Not to mention future generations.
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What can each of us do? For one thing, go vegan! There's a reason why Greta is vegan. Going vegan is the single most effective way for each of us to minimize our environmental footprint. "According to the most comprehensive analysis of farming’s impact on the planet, plant-based food is most effective at combatting climate change. Oxford University researcher Joseph Poore, who led the study, said adopting a vegan diet is “the single biggest way to reduce your impact on planet Earth.” “A vegan diet is probably the single biggest way to reduce your impact on planet Earth, not just greenhouse gases, but global acidification, eutrophication, land use and water use.”. -Joseph Poore, Environmental Science Researcher, University of Oxford. Links at my channel under "About." We cannot achieve the 1.5 or even the 2 degrees targets unless we end animal agriculture as we know it.
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The benefits of switching to a purely plant based diet are many. 1-Your own health (vegans are less likely to get several deadly chronic diseases) 2-Helping to end animal agriculture would reduce the chance of another pandemic & other zoonotic diseases 3-Helping to end animal ag would reduce the chance of the development of an antibiotic resistant pathogen. 4-Animal ag wastes a huge amount of fresh water 5-Animal ag is a major cause of water pollution 6-Animal ag is a major cause of deforestation 7-Animal ag increases PTSD and spousal abuse in the people who work in slaughterhouses 8-Animal ag is a major cause of the loss of habitat and biodiversity 9-Animal welfare, obviously 10- It is the single most effective way for each of us to fight climate change and environmental degradation. 11- Longer lifespan. 12- Healthier weight (vegans were the only dietary group in the Adventist Studies that had an average BMI in the recommended range.) 13- A vegan world would save 8 million human lives a year, and $1.5 trillion in health care costs (Oxford Study) Links for some of these are at my channel under "About."
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@climatecraze "The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) What We Know site states: "Based on the evidence, about 97 percent of climate scientists agree that human-caused climate change is happening.-Climate (US government site) "Feb 3, 2020
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@climatecraze CO2, methane, and nitrous oxide are all green house gasses. Methane is 20-80 times more potent than CO2, and nitrous oxide is 400 times more potent.
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 @深夜-l9f When you choose what to believe instead of following the facts, you can convince yourself of anything.
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@Dignified245 They have a solution, but humans do not want to do what is needed. The first step should be to end animal agriculture as we know it. Methane produced by cows and sheep is 80 times more potent than CO2 during the first 20 years. Nitrous oxide from farm animals is 400 times more potent!
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