Climate Change & Global Warming
CLIMATE CRISIS
The climate crisis is the most pressing issue of our time. We all must do what we can at this point to mitigate the damage caused by our irresponsible behavior as humans. By changing our diet and eating plant-based, we can show that we will no longer stand for the suffering of animals used to produce food, the suffering of people harmed from the pollution of factory farms, and our world’s collective suffering due to the effects of the climate crisis. Animal agriculture produces incredible greenhouse gas emissions. Deforestation clears our beautiful forests and destroys diverse wildlife’s homes and habitats to create space for more fields to grow livestock feed. In addition to the fact that a plant-based diet is greener, the solution to feeding more people is also changing our diets and instead of using tons of water and land to produce livestock feed, we use less of each to feed more people. We can make a difference by making conscious food choices.
Aiming to Coexist
The climate crisis, caused by humans’ irresponsible behavior and lack of acknowledgment of our action and industry’s consequence, exemplifies our lack of connection to our planet. When we act in such a way that is harmful to the earth, the creatures of our world, the people in all places near and far, we show our lack of respect for the source of all life. As vegans, we are already one step ahead. By eating plant-based and committing to a cruelty-free lifestyle, we are conscious of the impacts of our actions even as individuals. By eating closer to the source of the nutrients, we eliminate suffering. We respect the sentient nature of the other animals instead of taking advantage of them. Our lifestyle shows that we aim to coexist.
Read the latest news impacting our environment
Los Angeles is set to make history as the first-ever LA Climate Week kicks off, uniting thousands in a movement that aims to address the climate crisis, while including plant-powered solutions Los Angeles, September 6th, 2024 —LA Climate Week, running from September 8th to September 15th, is a groundbreaking event featuring more than 100 organizations and more than 100 events across 20 venues in Los Angeles.
Discover Eating Our Way to Extinction and its urgent message about the impact of our dietary choices on the planet. August 5th, 2024 – The documentary Eating Our Way to Extinction takes viewers on a global journey, revealing the devastating consequences of animal agriculture on our environment and society.
The motion “This House Would Go Vegan” was passed after a public debate at the prestigious Oxford Union in England where inspired vegan speakers defeated a weak opposition. London, England, February 1st, 2024 — Four prominent vegans were victorious as the motion “This House Would Go Vegan” was debated at the prestigious Oxford Union in England, run by students of Oxford University who have been hosting important debates for two hundred years.
Hollywood, California, January 1st, 2024 – To borrow from Charles Dickens, “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” While so many groundbreaking new vegan products are hitting the market, the number of animals being killed for food is still on the rise.
Celebrities, including Moby, have endorsed The Plant Based Treaty’s Safe and Just Report launched at a press conference in Dubai during COP28’s Food, Agriculture and Water Day. December 11th, 2023 — Dubai, UAE — The Plant Based Treaty’s Safe and Just Report represents an urgent demand that the world’s governments change their current approach to food systems by moving past what organizers describe as “carbon tunnel vision” which ignores animal agriculture’s substantial role in climate change.
Hollywood, California, November 3rd, 2023 – If you’re one of the many people who report feeling distressed and disgusted in the wake of the conviction and jailing of Wayne Hsiung in California, you can join #ProsecuteThis. It’s the new social media campaign launched in the wake of this miscarriage of justice.
Two fascinating, new, animal rights books address our current climate crisis and the need for legal personhood for animals Los Angeles, August 11th, 2023 — New Zealand author M C Ronen and American authors Sam and Cynthia Machado have produced two very different animal rights books.
A new study by Oxford University shows that eating a vegan diet is far less harmful to the environment than all other available diets London, UK, August 31, 2023 — A new study by Oxford University has shown that eating a vegan diet is the least harmful to the environment compared with all the other available diets, including vegetarian and pescatarian diets.