“People should stop eating meat” prompts you to say “Ugh, I guess?” I am actually heartened by the fact that the general public has made the connection in their minds between animal agriculture and climate change. I can’t fathom why you would be so dismissive of this. Animal agriculture is responsible for between 10 and 20 percent of glo…
“People should stop eating meat” prompts you to say “Ugh, I guess?” I am actually heartened by the fact that the general public has made the connection in their minds between animal agriculture and climate change. I can’t fathom why you would be so dismissive of this. Animal agriculture is responsible for between 10 and 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. For comparison, transportation accounts for almost 30% of greenhouse gas emissions. If you convinced all Americans to eat significantly less meat, that would have more of an impact on climate change than if you convinced all Americans to stop traveling by commercial airliner.
It’s like there’s a light switch that anyone can throw at any time that stops about 15% of GHG generation and he says, “ugh.”
This comment moves him from the person most likely interested in climate change to person who is an electrification cheer leader.
There is every reason to think electrification is not a good approach. But does he talk about alternative sources? I wish the answer was just, “no.” Instead, they’re actively dismissed and derided.
I agree and I think Dave is just channeling the average American response. Maybe he should do a pod on this "solution". As mentioned in this episode, many people crave actions that they can take personally to make a difference.
I'm not sure of David's reason for this, but I know why I get really frustrated with "People should stop eating meat" crowd. It's a nuance topic and the only solution that is ever put forward is to stop eating meat. Politically you need to be a tad bit more creative.
“People should stop eating meat” prompts you to say “Ugh, I guess?” I am actually heartened by the fact that the general public has made the connection in their minds between animal agriculture and climate change. I can’t fathom why you would be so dismissive of this. Animal agriculture is responsible for between 10 and 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. For comparison, transportation accounts for almost 30% of greenhouse gas emissions. If you convinced all Americans to eat significantly less meat, that would have more of an impact on climate change than if you convinced all Americans to stop traveling by commercial airliner.
It’s like there’s a light switch that anyone can throw at any time that stops about 15% of GHG generation and he says, “ugh.”
This comment moves him from the person most likely interested in climate change to person who is an electrification cheer leader.
There is every reason to think electrification is not a good approach. But does he talk about alternative sources? I wish the answer was just, “no.” Instead, they’re actively dismissed and derided.
I agree and I think Dave is just channeling the average American response. Maybe he should do a pod on this "solution". As mentioned in this episode, many people crave actions that they can take personally to make a difference.
I'm not sure of David's reason for this, but I know why I get really frustrated with "People should stop eating meat" crowd. It's a nuance topic and the only solution that is ever put forward is to stop eating meat. Politically you need to be a tad bit more creative.