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Why taking less meat could reduce earth global warming

A waiter at Koriema butchery at Koriema trading center in Baringo county chopping roasted goat meat for his clients on January 27,2023. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Production of livestock around the world is linked to increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which contribute to climate change.

Animal production for meat contributes twice as much to global warming as the production of plant-based food, according to scientific reports.

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