Today, there are clear trends in the modern diet that dictate a completely new food culture to us. The "global diet" of mankind includes a healthy diet, a maximum of organic products, a minimum of fats and harmful substances, including natural animal meat.
But all of this requires more farmland and more food waste, which are factors that are significantly accelerating warming due to increased emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Studying all the scenarios of a productive fight against climate warming until 2050, the researchers decided that the most effective method – it is to switch to healthy food and reduce the level of waste all over the earth.
Bojany Bajzelj from the University of Cambridge and a group of scientists analyzed the data on the use of the earth's soils and the volume of agricultural biomass, and determined the relative model for the development of climate conditions until 2050.
It turned out that if we ignore the existing food sector, then:
- The size of arable land will increase by 45% by the middle of the century
- Fertilizers will be used 42% more
- GHG emissions will rise to 80% (only from food production)
These data indicate that in 2050 there will be massive global deforestation and a large increase in methane waste from livestock.
According to the study, scientists have developed their own model of the development of events to correct the damage. It turned out that the most effective way to save the world from global warming – it is to limit meat consumption in order to avoid massive greenhouse gas emissions and reduce food waste.
A diet to save the globe, according to scientists, should include no more than two portions of red meat of 85 grams and 5 eggs per person per week. But the researchers note that this meal has nothing to do with vegetarianism. This argument is not in favor of Greenpeace, it is an argument that it is worth thinking about a balanced diet and a healthy diet, if not for yourself, then for the well-being of the whole world.
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