Agriculture — Especially Cattle Feed — Uses Most of Earth’s Freshwater
Agriculture — Especially Cattle Feed — Uses Most of Earth’s Freshwater
The agricultural industry is responsible for 70 percent of freshwater withdrawals globally, intensifying water scarcity and fueling wildfire risks.
peer-reviewed meta analysis: Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers by J. Poore, T. Nemecek et al.
no-paywall upload by Poore on his website
processed data visualized well on OurWorldInData
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I'd find it more impactful to make the science paper the main focus (the link). Not some biased Blog – which ofc can be very helpful to initially spark your interest in topics you haven't heard yet
But we have very strong evidence of this in scientific consensus, a peer reviewed meta analysis: Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers by J. Poore, T. Nemecek et al.
(off topic: newer study on ghg bound to nutritional value of items )
Personal no paywall Upload by Poore on his website found here
And processed data visualized well on i.e. Ourworldindata
If you feel lost in any way with these sources, look for imagery figures, they often contain the resulting messages. (but without helping you understand how the results are to be weighted in relevancy due ie data collection methods and choices)
Thank you for taking the time!