"There has been an 85% decline in wild mammal biomass on land since the rise of humans. Biomass is, basically, the amount of ‘stuff’ that we are made up of. Each animal is measured in tonnes of carbon, the fundamental building block of life. For context, **one tonne of carbon is equal to around 100 humans or two elephants**. ([Location 3240](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=3240))" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[carbon]], [[emissions]], [[food-production]], [[food-emissions]], **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]