Climate

Should meat consumption be reduced for environmental reasons?

For

Livestock farming produces high emissions and wastes land and water.

Against

Food choices should be personal and not controlled.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • I support anything that will help people decrease their meat intake, particularly beef & pork, or move to a vegetarian lifestyle.
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  • Short of switching to a fully plant based diet, cutting out beef would be the most effective way to minimize your environmental impact.
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • Food is a very personal choice for people.
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  • There is no better way to get people turned off to taking action than attacking their diets.
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