Specifically, the effects of three scenarios were calculated, starting with a two-thirds reduction in meat consumption by the population through to a complete switch to a vegan diet. This offers an enormous savings potential of more than 50 percent of the CO2 equivalents to achieve the 2030 targets.
Based on the current Austrian reduction target for greenhouse gas emissions, which, according to the Paris climate protection agreement, provides for a minus of 36 percent by 2030, the proportion that a vegan diet could contribute to achieving this goal is exactly 53 percent. Basically, at an estimated 14.5 to 18 percent, livestock farming accounts for a relatively high proportion of our total global greenhouse gas emissions. “The less meat, the better for animals, the environment – and ultimately also for people,” is the conclusion of the animal protection organization.
Source: Nachrichten
