Post by bluemingidiot on Aug 16, 2023 20:24:30 GMT
Data shows that by 2050 another billion people will be living with high water stress.
“More people demand more water, but also each person demands more water as they get wealthier. As you get wealthier, you move from a more grain and vegetable-oriented diet to a more meat-oriented diet.”
Growing and feeding a cow to create one pound of beef requires as much as 1,800 gallons of water, by some estimates. Calorie-for-calorie, that’s almost eight times as much water as vegetables and 20 times as much water as cereals like wheat and corn.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2023/water-scarcity-map-solutions/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most
How much population will be enough?
“More people demand more water, but also each person demands more water as they get wealthier. As you get wealthier, you move from a more grain and vegetable-oriented diet to a more meat-oriented diet.”
Growing and feeding a cow to create one pound of beef requires as much as 1,800 gallons of water, by some estimates. Calorie-for-calorie, that’s almost eight times as much water as vegetables and 20 times as much water as cereals like wheat and corn.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2023/water-scarcity-map-solutions/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most
How much population will be enough?
