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Food economics: What if the world went vegan? – Counting the Cost - Documentary Box
How much would the world save if people ate less meat?
A recent report from the Oxford Martin Programme on the future of food estimates that changes in diets could save up to $1,000bn per year on healthcare. If the world went vegan, it could save 8 million lives by 2050 and trillions of dollars.
The report states that simply cutting down meat consumption within accepted guidelines would cut emissions by a third by 2050. A widespread switch to vegetarianism would cut emissions by nearly 63 percent and a similar adoption of veganism would reduce emissions by 70 percent.
How much would the world save if people ate less meat?
A recent report from the Oxford Martin Programme on the future of food estimates that changes in diets could save up to $1,000bn per year on healthcare. If the world went vegan, it could save 8 million lives by 2050 and trillions of dollars.
The report states that simply cutting down meat consumption within accepted guidelines would cut emissions by a third by 2050. A widespread switch to vegetarianism would cut emissions by nearly 63 percent and a similar adoption of veganism would reduce emissions by 70 percent.