Fact Check: Does growing meat consumption doom the earth to severe warming?

By George Driver
March 1 2021 - 6:00pm
In Australia, direct livestock emissions account for around 10 per cent of total greenhouse gas emissions. Photo: file
In Australia, direct livestock emissions account for around 10 per cent of total greenhouse gas emissions. Photo: file

THE STATEMENT

"If global consumption of beef and sheep continues to rise, eliminating emissions from fossil fuels will not be enough to prevent the earth warming beyond the 2C outer boundary set by the Paris agreement on climate change."

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