An HSUS Report: The Impact of Animal Agriculture on Global Warming and Climate Change (PDF; 348 KB)
Source: Humane Society of the United States
From press release:

With the commencement of the United Nations Climate Change Conference next week, The Humane Society of the United States is urging policy-makers and consumers to address animal agriculture’s contributions to global warming by releasing a white paper today that focuses on the issue.

The paper, entitled An HSUS Report: The Impact of Animal Agriculture on Global Warming and Climate Change, points to the significant role that meat, egg and dairy production play in climate change and other serious environmental problems.
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The HSUS recommends several steps that animal agriculture should take to help mitigate some of its environmental problems, including moving away from intensive farm animal confinement systems and the use of energy-intensive fertilizers and grain.

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