greenhouse gas emissions in 2017 stemmed from agriculture, with livestock methane production representing almost one third of emissions from the agricultural economic sector, and manure management accounting for about 14 per cent of the total greenhouse gas emissions from the United States agricultural sector. Thunberg and her entire family went vegan in order to cut down on their carbon footprint. The United States Environmental Protection Agency estimated that nine per cent of the total U.S. Another report in the British medical journal “The Lancet”, says that eating meat has “dire” consequences for the planet, and recommends a plant-based diet with small occasional allowances for meat, dairy and sugar. The UN’s environmental body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report that says if more of the global population shifted towards a plant-based diet and reduced their intake of red meat it could significant assist in the fight against climate change. Air travel produces the most emissions, compared to other modes of transportation, and those high-altitude emissions have a more harmful climate impact because they trigger a series of chemical reactions that create a net warming effect, according to the David Suzuki Foundation.
Thunberg stopped travelling by air due to the high levels of emissions and her family has followed suit. As Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg takes her place among other young planet warriors like ‘Little Miss Flint’ Mari Copeny, Indigenous water activist Autumn Peltier and Indigenous Mexican activist Xiye Bastida, she has a message – “no one is too small to make a difference.”Īlthough Thunberg now spends the majority of her time addressing world’s leaders and thousands of people participating in mass climate strikes all over the world, within her powerful speeches are four simple steps that anyone and everyone can do to help save the planet.
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