Global warming is considered one of the greatest environmental threats we face today. Studies show that the global warming causing green house gases, such as carbon dioxide, will increasingly lead to disasters like droughts, floods, hurricanes, rising sea levels, and disease outbreaks- unless we drastically reduce the amount emitted into the atmosphere.
To make a difference, it’s as simple as changing what you eat. A 2006 United Nations report found that the meat industry produces more greenhouse-gas emissions than all the cars, planes, trucks, and ships in the world combined. And science shows that one of the most effective ways to curb global warming is by going vegetarian.
Give this carbon counter from peta.org a try. See how much a change in your diet could change your impact on the environment. Just enter your age, gender, and current eating habits and the tool will instantly tell you how much carbon dioxide equivalent you’d prevent from the polluting the atmosphere and the number of animals you’d save by ridding your diet of meat and other animal products.
