International Vegetarian Union (IVU)

Meat Eating and Global Warming According to the Food & Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, livestock contribute more to global warming than transport, producing 18% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. Climate Change News - extracts from recent issues of IVU Online News Some links to further information from IVU Member Organisations: from EarthSave International, USA: A New Global Warming Strategy A global warming report from Down Under: Diet and the atmosphere from the Swiss Vegetarian Society and EVU - Quotes from different international organisations about climate change Climate change and a responsible diet Klimaschutz durch verantwortungsbewusste Ernährung (Deutsch) Le végétarisme pour lutter activement en faveur du climat (Français) Zaščita podnebja s pomočjo odgovornega prehranjevanja (Slovenska) from the Toronto Vegetarian Association: Climate change: The inconvenient truth about what we eat from the Vegan Society UK: Global Warming - The Livestock Connection Vegans compare Footprints with Greens (word file press release, Sep.07) from Farm Animal Reform Movement, USA: Stop Global Warming - One Bite at a Time (website) from Vegetarian Action, South Australia: The Great Green Quiz from the Vegetarian Society UK: Why it's Green to Go Vegetarian - and more links from elsewhere - thanks to the Boston Vegetarian Society, VUNA, JVNA, UVE (Spain) and the Vegetarian Society (Singapore): anotherinconvenienttruth.org (website) Another Inconvenient Truth: Meat is a Global Warming Issue - emagazine.com Burp vaccine cuts greenhouse gas emissions - New Scientist "Comer carne, ¿es sostenible?" (Español) - World Watch Institute magazine (PDF) Cows, pigs and sheep: Environment’s greatest threats? - New Scientist Cut global warming by becoming vegetarian - PhysOrg.com Diet, Energy and Global Warming - Earth Interactions Eating meat worse for planet than driving, animal rights groups say - International Herald Tribune Emission of methane from livestock - Northern Territories University (Australia) Fight Global Warming by Going Vegetarian - goveg.com 'Go veg' to fight global warming: To help our planet, don't have a cow - By Dan Brook & Richard H. Schwartz, JTA Humans' beef with livestock: a warmer planet - Christian Science Monitor In the modern world, it is impossible to reconcile a carnivorous diet with environmental responsibility - The Aquarian Inhibitors could cut livestock methane - University of Nebraska-Lincoln (USA) Meat-Eaters Aiding Global Warming? - ABC News Meet Daisy the cow – global climate’s enemy number one - From the BBC – some good information, but not veg-friendly Methane emissions - Canadian government On your plate - Greenpeace Rearing cattle produces more greenhouse gases than driving cars, UN report warns - UN News Centre Study: vegan diets healthier for planet, people than meat diets - the University of Chicago News Office The SUV in the Pantry - the Organic Consumers Association The Warming Globe and Us. It's More Than CO2 - by Dan Brook and Richard H. Schwartz / Dissident Voice, May 1st, 2007 Where does methane come from? - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Which causes more greenhouse gas emissions, rearing cattle or driving cars? - FAO Newsroom