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Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds
(www.theguardian.com)
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Okay but what exactly do you want to know? There isn't one single gotcha study that would answer this. There's plenty of studies that show things like food wastage, or land wastage to feed the meat industry. There's articles on crops that waste excess water, like almonds, or technology that does the same, like AI. You then have to use critical thinking skills to put all that together and determine that maybe capitalism is the main issue and not overpopulation.
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