“The largest sources of CO2 from animal agriculture come not from the animals themselves (through respiration and waste), but from the inputs and land-use changes necessary to maintain and feed them, including: burning fossil fuels to produce fertilisers used in feed production; maintaining intensive animal production facilities; growing the associated animal feed; transporting the animal feed; and processing and transporting the animal products. Furthermore, clearing land to graze livestock and grow feed is the largest single cause of deforestation and among the major causes of land degradation and desertification.” Climate ChangeMeatAnimalsSustainabilityAgricultureGreenhouse GasesLivestockAnimal AgricultureMeat LobbyPolution Book:Meatsplaining: The Animal Agriculture Industry and the Rhetoric of Denial Source: Meatsplaining: The Animal Agriculture Industry and the Rhetoric of Denial