The shocking statistics and facts of the environmental impactos of the livestock industry in the european union. European Union environmnental impacts of meat, animal production, agriculture. Common Agricultural Policy. Withdraw this CAP. Short documentary.
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- According to the IPCC, agriculture is responsible for 23% of emissions worldwide, of which agriculture represents about 80% 1. According to a 2006 FAO report, agriculture is responsible for 18% of total emissions worldwide2. However, in a 2013 report, FAO lowered this figure to 14.5% 3. Other authors calculate that the real percentage of emissions from agriculture and livestock can be substantially higher4. It is estimated that with the projected reduction in the use of fossil energies and the predicted increase in the consumption of products of animal origin, in 2030 agriculture can represent 27% and in 2050 81% of the emissions allowed to reach the goal of the Paris Agreement, to keep the temperature below 1.5ºC5. These forecasts are in line with those of Springman et al 2018, that emissions from food production could increase 80-92% by 2050. compromising temperature targets. According to the IPCC, adopting a meatless diet worldwide can reduce emissions by approximately 8 billion tonnes of CO2 per year, equivalent to twice the EU's annual emissions.
- Worldwide, 1/3 of the ice-free land can be occupied with the production of food for the agricultural industry6. In addition, agriculture is considered to be the main cause of biodiversity loss and deforestation, mainly agriculture and livestock, which can be responsible for 78% of the impact of agriculture on biodiversity7. In addition, agriculture, especially agriculture, is the main cause of dead zones in the oceans, rivers and lakes8. According to FAO, agriculture is responsible for 55% of soil erosion, 32% of water pollution with nitrogen, 33% of pollution with phosphorus9.
- In the EU, agriculture occupies about 40% of the area, of which up to 71% is occupied by agriculture10, however, about 31% of the land needed for food production for the EU is located outside it11. This means the EU needs an area almost its size to produce enough food for the entire population.
- According to official EU data, agriculture is responsible for 10% of emissions, a figure that fell by around 20% between 1990 and 200512, but has remained stable, registering even a slight increase13. However, several studies point to substantially higher values, only for agriculture, between 10-17% 14,15,16,17. According to an analysis by Greenpeace, based on the EAT-Lancet Commission for sustainable diets18, for the EU to meet environmental objectives and for the global temperature to remain below a 2ºC increase, meat consumption has to be reduced by 71% by 2030 and 81% by 2050. Although an increase in emissions from food production is expected, it is estimated that the adoption of a plant-based diet can reduce the sector's emissions by 55% in 2050, compared to 2007, and to reduce mortality from diet by 8.1 million deaths per year19. Despite this, at least half of the CAP budget is allocated to agriculture20.
- Meat, dairy and eggs are responsible for 83% of europeans diet carbon footpring
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