"**Raising cattle is a very resource-intensive way to make food**. Cows need a lot of food, water, emit a lot of greenhouse gases and need a lot of land. When it comes to how much land is needed to produce a kilogram of food, beef and lamb are miles ahead of any other food. ([Location 2271](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=2271))" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[food-emissions]], [[food-production]], [[climate-change]], [[deforrestation]], **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]