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Alan Pater
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vegan restaurateur | the profane buddha
canada | the world
There is another get-out-of-jail card.

"If the world went vegan the regrowth of trees and wilderness could sequester around 547 billion tonnes of CO2."

ourworldindata.org/carbon-oppor...
What are the carbon opportunity costs of our food?
What are the carbon opportunity costs of our diet? How much carbon could we store by regrowing forests and wild habitats on existing farmland?
ourworldindata.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
From the IPCC mitigation report, here are the recommended actions.
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
So this is aimed at US audiences, using US data. But climate change is a global issue, with global causes and solutions.
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The budget at this point in time is zero. We need zero emissions asap.
November 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The article mentions that cutting methane one of the primary actions we need to take. Here is how to do that.

www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
Methane emissions are driving climate change. Here’s how to reduce them.
This primer explores the causes of methane emissions and how the world can limit the release of this potent greenhouse gas.
www.unep.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
If we redistribute their wealth amongst the rest of us, will emissions go down?

I mean, I am all in for redistributing their wealth, but I don't think that will reduce GHG emissions nor will it solve the biodiversity crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Here is the list of actions needed, via the IPCC Mitigation report.

#Avoid-Shift-Improve
November 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Sustainable livestock is an oxymoron.

You people keep fiddling while the planet burns.
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
And a nature-safe food system that benefits people and animals and planet ...

youtu.be/w1RuFpKfqG0
Reimagine Food: Exploring the Intersection of Climate Change and our Global Food System
YouTube video by The Nest Climate Campus
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The missing issue: the Intersection of Climate Change and our Global Food System

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Ru...
Reimagine Food: Exploring the Intersection of Climate Change and our Global Food System
YouTube video by The Nest Climate Campus
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
On methane ...

... the world needs to begin by rethinking livestock production ... shifting towards plant-rich diets ..."

www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
Methane emissions are driving climate change. Here’s how to reduce them.
This primer explores the causes of methane emissions and how the world can limit the release of this potent greenhouse gas.
www.unep.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
What happens in France when they experience similar issues? Which vintages of bordeaux are made with grapes from Italy?
November 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The land needed to produce feed and fodder for livestock takes up 27 times more land than all urban areas combined.
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The Gates Foundation?
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Entanglement in fishing gear remains one fo the biggest threats. They drown when they can't come up for air.
November 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Cut demand, stop eating animals.
November 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
'The question is not, 'Can they reason?' nor, 'Can they talk?' but rather, 'Can they suffer?''
November 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM