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1 Global Warming: the most serious threat to all lives on Earth!

2 2 major sources of human-caused greenhouses emissions and 1 solution

3 1. Burning of fossil fuels 1. Burning of fossil fuels - the biggest source of carbon dioxide for - Power Generation - Industry - Transportation

4 2. Livestock 2. Livestock - the biggest source of methane and nitrous oxide for human’s food

5 Which Solution?

6 1. Stop or reduce the use of fossil fuels? ? Replaced by renewable energy When? Building a new energy system takes a long time.

7 2. Stop or reduce meat eating? Replaced by vegetables, grains, fruits, beans, tofu, meat substitutes… When? From your next meal!

8 ZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS UN/FAO’s report “Livestock’s long shadow” states that livestock produces more greenhouse gases than ALL forms of transportation combined.

9 Dr. Rajendra Pachauri - Head of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) “Please eat less meat – meat is a very carbon- intensive product.” http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iIVBkZpOUA9Hz3Xc2u-61mDlrw0Q

10 Supreme Master Ching Hai - World-renowned humanitarian, respected spiritual teacher and accomplished artist “The fastest way to stop 80% of global warming: use animal-free products.” http://www.suprememastertv.com

11 -1 person switching from a typical American meat-based diet to a fully plant-based diet save 4.1 kg of CO2 per day. 1 -1 person refraining from eating meat a day save the same amount of CO2 that 205 trees absorb a day. 2 1. http://geosci.uchicago.edu/~gidon/papers/nutri/nutriEI.pdfhttp://geosci.uchicago.edu/~gidon/papers/nutri/nutriEI.pdf 2. http://www.carbonfootprint.com/plantingtrees.htmlhttp://www.carbonfootprint.com/plantingtrees.html

12 Everyone can save our planet

13 Become a vegetarian The Fastest Solution: Become a vegetarian or do your best to reduce the meat intake.

14 Go Veg Be Green Save the Earth


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