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10/11/2016

Topic Reading-Vol.1644-10/11/2016

Dear MEL Topic Readers,
What would happen if the whole world went vegetarian?
Traditions, beliefs, cost or health. There are many reasons why some people are vegetarians. In fact, nearly 30% of India’s population are vegetarians. But there is another reason people should go vegetarian.
Environment. Greenhouse gas emissions from food production is in fact larger than that from driving cars. If no red meat is produced, emission by food production is estimated to drop by 60%. More surprisingly, approximately two-thirds of the agricultural land space is used for livestock. Although not all that space can be converted to farmland to produce crops, considerable size of new space can be used for farms and forests.
Though eliminating the entire meat consumption sounds intolerable, reducing every portion of red meat, by consciousness of the environment and health benefits along with higher tax, might be feasible.
Enjoy reading and thinking if and when the world leaders and people think and act more consciously of the environment and their own health.

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