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Comment 373 for General Comments for the GHG Scoping Plan (sp-general-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Chris
Last Name: Corr
Email Address: enlightened@hotmail.com
Affiliation: All for All
Subject: Vegan = climate change cessation = happy
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Vegan = climate change cessation = happy At the moment, the amount of grain fed to livestock each year in the US alone total are enough to feed 840 million people. This is much more than the number of people starving in the world today. Also, the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by livestock is more than 18% of total world greenhouse gas emissions.. Moreover, the emission from livestock has a comparatively high level of methane content (nitrous oxide also) ~ and methan is a much stronger contributor o globl warming. The methane cycle is faster then the CO2 cycle however, so a reduction in methane production would see a much faster shift in climate change factors than a reduction in CO2 (cycle of over 50 years). Given the immediacy of the threat ~ according to the IPCC (international panel on climate change ~ the UN's highest body on climate change - the reports of whch are agreed line by line by over 150 member states) going vegetarian is the single biggest contribution that an individual can make to averting climate change. Vegan = climate change cessation = happy <> When I came to know all this information, I felt very strongly that it was worth sharing. I trust you feel the same. Of course not everyone can shift to vegetarian fast... not everyone has the will to carry out their own wishes... so promotion of meat-reduction is the easier option... but maybe the promotion of vegetarianism will really wake a lot of people up (aim higher than the target), and certainly cause a shift in thinking; the very shift in thinking required to help shift our climate consciousness. It's no longer the time to eat lives, but to save lives. Millions are awaiting forthright leaderhip; Wishing you the strength to steer well. Vegan = climate change cessation = happy CC enlightened@hotmail.com
Attachment: www.arb.ca.gov/lists/sp-general-ws/610-aw_650__dr._rajendra_pachauri_ipcc__-_table.doc
Original File Name: AW 650 (Dr. Rajendra Pachauri IPCC) - table.doc
Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2008-08-27 18:36:33
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