Ninth International Conference on Food Studies

Abstract

Animal agriculture has been contributing immensely to climate change. There are different facets of the process of meat production that seem to have been overlooked, and have been piling up the effects that will lead to forest destruction, air and water pollution, to name just some of the impacts. Different actors can contribute to changes that may help to contain and even reverse some of those effects. From the consumer side, considering meat-eating diets can double the carbon footprint of vegan diets, consumers definitely have the power, when making their dietary choices, to make their contribution. On the other hand, regulators can also make their contribution once the existing statistics on the effects of the animal agriculture are taken into consideration, and be given an appropriate place in their agendas. This work will try to reveal as much as possible the hidden and unspoken effects of animal agriculture.