Meat

Consumption and it’s

environmental impact

Let’s get started!

Introduction
Lately, meat consume has been a subject of harsh
criticism. While many people think that is the key to
mantain animals and humans in order, others think
that our consume is starting to be detrimental to our
planet and biodiversity.
Current agri-food systems are far from
sustainable and are causing rampant destruction
of ecosystems, threatening most endangered
species.
The problem
Gas emissions
Meat accounts for nearly 60% of
all greenhouse gases from food
production.
Harm our health Thus, this causes twice the
On one hand, meat consume can pollution of plant-based food.
cause a lot of cardiovascular diseases
and obesity.
On the other hand, can lead to the
development of resistance to
antibiotics, due to its massive use in
industrial livestock.
The problem

Forget animal welfare:

The 80% of feed and euthanize Antibiotics, One fifth of the
deforestation is animals as quickly as fertilizers and world's cattle
attributed to possible and under any pesticides used breeds are in
livestock activity. conditions to maximize contaminate the danger of
profits. water. extinction.
What about
biodiversity?
We consume around 350
million tons of meat a
year
72,000,000,000
Number of animals slaughtered for human meat
consumption annually
Meat production
 Meat production

127 million
tons
Meat production

121 million tons

Meat production

72 million tons
Meat consumption around the world

USA Australia Argentina

12,000,000 tons 2,000,000 tons 3,000,000 tons

New Zealand UE China

685,000 tons 8,000,000 tons 7,000,000 tons
Meat production is highly
water demanding

Beef Vegetables

15,500 l 300 l
World’s meat
production
2018 - 2022

15 millions 10 millions 5 millions

Demand of meat is only
going up

50% in 2018 75% in 2021

Notwithstanding, how can we
help?
The diet is undoubtedly the best
way we have to contribute
with the preservation of our
planet and biodiversity.
Promoting sustainable
seafood in diets as a
substitute for beef, pork and
chicken proteins could
improve food security in the
future and help address
climate change.
Make sure that the meat
and other animal
derivatives you consume
come from extensive,
ecological and local
livestock.
All things considered…

Climate change Food waste

Is getting worse Produces 1.4 billion tons of
waste per year

Fossil fuel Water use

 Requires about 10 times
We are running out of it
more than plants.
What if we consume vegan food
instead of meat?

Scientific data indicate, therefore, that

investing in vegan food would benefit
the planet, but also human and animal
health. Excessive meat intake
increases the risk of diseases,
specifically cardiovascular diseases,
the leading cause of death in the
Western world.
Thanks for your
attention!!