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1.
Identify the issue in the report:

The issue discusses whether sustainability is a reason to avoid
animal-sourced foods such as chicken and milk. According to a
significant global perspective, it is "essential" to consume these
animal-sourced foods.
2. Causes and Consequences
Causes Consequences
The government laws protect Animal agriculture takes up a
the livestock industry and lot of habitable/agricultural
threaten anyone who sues land and yet the supply of
nutrients is less.
Countries with large resources Causes the majority of water
could exploit them and air pollution
Rising incomes due to global Species Extinction
economic growth have
increased disposable income to
be able to spend on animal
products
Tradition/Habits Ocean dead zones
The belief that meat and dairy Climate change
are nutritionally essential
Habitat destruction
What cause do you think is the most significant and why?

I think that global economic growth is the biggest reason for the
production and consumption of animal-source foods. This is
because, due to economic growth, living standards and disposable
incomes are increasing, causing individuals to spend on animal
products (usually high-priced) to show off their prosperity and
wealth. This economic growth also calls for more imports and
exports of goods to increase GDP. Hence, many countries are
trading with animal products internationally, increasing demand
and hence revenue for the business.
4. Global perspective presented on the issue -

The global perspective highlighted in this case study is that of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This is a reliable
source due to the large network of skilled workers and the
carefulness that goes into an examination of the data.
IPCC believes that if the effect of climate change (of which animal
farming is a big part) is not mitigated, then there could be an
increase in temperatures by 30*C, which would directly affect
ecosystems worldwide. This could deplete natural resources and
have catastrophic consequences on social issues, like migration
and war. However, its viewpoint is that there is a high chance of
decreasing the drastic effects of climate change if we adopt much
healthier, plant-based diets and reduce consumption of
animal-sourced products, as GHG emissions will be reduced. They
also urge and suggest that countries switch to a “low-carbon based
diet”.
In conclusion, IPCC supports the switch from non-vegetarian and

dairy product-filled diets to only plant diets such as that of vegans
as it could help avoid circumstances in the future, such as higher
carbon emissions, pollution, and loss of ecosystems. They also
believe in possible improvements and think that countries should
follow this plan.
5. Course of action -
Due to the severe amount of urgency and attention, only
government policies and interventions could provide a good and
quick solution to this issue. Analyzing and following the IPCC’s
objectives to decrease consumption of animal products can make it
easier for governments to impose possible solutions that could
decrease the loss of ecosystems and increase GHG emissions as
they already have somewhere to get inspiration and research about
this topic has already been carried out.
One of the most important courses of action could be to decrease,

if not stop, the trading and production of animal-based products.
This may be done by imposing policies that restrict production or
manufacturing and sales taxes for the company. Restricting
production would open up more land for plant-based products to be
cultivated without causing much change in the nutrient intake of
customers as it has been established dairy and animal products
already provide less nutritional value as compared to plant-based
diets. An increase has also been a very big disadvantage in the
cultivating of animals and this course of action would mitigate the
effects of this while saving the ecosystems that are being harmed
and the fauna present there.
Another key point, as we have seen, is the international

export/import of meat products into the country. This could lead to
a depletion of the country's primary resources and could reduce
unemployment in the primary sector, where raw materials are
extracted. Imposing tariffs or quota taxes on imports/exports of
goods may be able to solve this problem and decrease the rate of
globalization in this particular industry. Hence, this would solve
the problem of higher production and exploitation of resources in
the country.
The effects of this solution might settle in quickly, as it is a

regulation set by the government. However, the public who
consume meat and dairy products might protest as the supply of
meat products would decrease. This is why the government would
need to implement awareness campaigns to educate individuals
about the downsides and long-term effects of consumption.
Acceptance might slowly start to grow because of this. Challenges
may be caused as underground (illegal) markets might pop up,
possibly selling meat and dairy products that are not up to safety
standards and exploiting customers by charging higher prices.
There is a chance that producers start to break manufacturing laws
to meet customer demand, so the fine would need to be set very
high for it to be effective on the producer.
Reflection -
Reading this research paper has been an eye-opening experience for me
as it helped me gain insights on topics that I previously had less
knowledge about, like how some governments “protect” the livestock
industry with the law in their favor and how while animal farming takes
up 77% of agricultural land, but provides on 18% of the total calorific
value and 37% of protein.
Before reading this paper, I believed that my consumption of animal
products had little to no impact on the environment, ecosystem, and the
government. However, now I have gained a deeper understanding of the
consequences and the reasons behind the consumption of animal
products. My first thought was that they were consumed and sold
profitably just for personal enjoyment, but it is so much more than that.
Companies with the goal of profit maximization would want to expand
markets and could go for imports and exports in different countries.
While this may increase the output of a country, it would require more
resources and would diminish existing primary resources. This possibly
results in jobs being lost as the importance of the primary sector
decreases.
I was not aware of the amount of GHG emitted in the production prices.
The statistic found in “Poore and Nemaek” explains that even if animal
cultivating were to decrease by 50%, the total emissions would decrease
by 20% seemed shocking to me. What surprised me was the fact that this
could cause the extinction of some animals and ocean dead zones. The
fact that people in some countries may buy meats and dairy products just
to show off their prosperity and wealth and not mainly for
religious/traditional reasons was something that I found out new in the
research paper.
These causes and consequences helped influence my POV on this

pressing issue by providing more detailed information that I could not
have obtained otherwise. The massive environmental harm and damage
caused by this, the possibility of decreasing primary resources, and the
climate make me want to consider my choice of being a non-vegetarian.

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Identify the issue in the report:

What cause do you think is the most significant and why?

4. Global perspective presented on the issue -

In conclusion, IPCC supports the switch from non-vegetarian and

One of the most important courses of action could be to decrease,

Another key point, as we have seen, is the international

The effects of this solution might settle in quickly, as it is a

These causes and consequences helped influence my POV on this

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