The World Resource Institute (WRI) recently revealed its annual “State of Climate Action” report, which was focused on the evaluation of 40 different key climate indicators. The researchers assessed the progress made so far in different categories that range from apprehending the use of renewable energies to controlling transportation needs and, yes, of course, monitoring and regulating the consumption of meat. Meat consumption remained an interesting subject in the debate as the report stated that people who are living in the developed countries of the world still have a good chance to eat two meat burgers per week.
However, it should be noted that this should be the only meat consumed for the whole week, and it must come in normal-sized patties. Not to mention, they would be the luckiest people alive as they are still getting this opportunity amid global climate concerns. Moreover, the researchers pointed out that, seeing the threats of climate change at a global level, mankind has to take a lot of preventive measures, and that too in a much faster way because we have limited time left to control the climatic disaster. And reducing the weekly or let’s say monthly intake of meat is also one of those measures.
Coupled with this, Ani Dasgupta, who is the chief executive of the World Resources Institute, said, “The world has seen the devastation wrought by just 1.1 [Celsius] of warming. Every fraction of a degree matters in the fight to protect people and the planet. ” Not only meat consumption, but there are a lot of other factors that need our attention. This includes minimizing the concentration of coal up to six times faster than what has been done in recent times and mitigating such policies that lead to deforestation.
As far as meat consumption is concerned, it is recommended that you shouldn’t eat more than two burgers a week. The first reason for this prevention is to combat climate change, while the second reason is to take care of your cholesterol levels. Furthermore, Dasgupta added, “We are seeing important advances in the fight against climate change, but we are still not winning in any sector.”