Is Meat Really that Bad?

An animated explanation of the environmental and health impacts of meat consumption and factory farming.

Getting something from the kurzgesagt shop is the best way to support us and to keep our videos free for everyone. ►► kgs.link/shop-154 (Worldwide Shipping Available) Sources & further reading: sites.google.com/view/sources-climate-meat/ Food is arguably the best thing about being alive. No other bodily pleasure is enjoyed multiple times every day and never gets old. It is an expression of culture, our parents' love and a means of celebration or comfort. That’s why it hits a special nerve when we are told we should change what and how we eat to fight rapid climate change. One of the most delicious foods, meat, gets the worst press. It doesn’t help that the topic is really hard to properly research yourself and debates get emotional quickly. But clearly science can give us an answer! The reality is, well, it’s complicated. Let’s take a look at three climate arguments against meat that are used a lot and see what happens. OUR CHANNELS ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ German Channel: kgs.link/youtubeDE Spanish Channel: kgs.link/youtubeES HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT US? ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ This is how we make our living and it would be a pleasure if you support us! Get Products designed with ❤️ shop.kgs.link Join the Patreon Bird Army 🐧 kgs.link/patreon DISCUSSIONS & SOCIAL MEDIA ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Reddit: kgs.link/reddit Instagram: kgs.link/instagram Twitter: kgs.link/twitter Facebook: kgs.link/facebook Discord: kgs.link/discord Newsletter: kgs.link/newsletter OUR VOICE ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ The kurzgesagt voice is from Steve Taylor: kgs.link/youtube-voice OUR MUSIC ♬♪ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ 700+ minutes of kurzgesagt Soundtracks by Epic Mountain: Spotify: kgs.link/music-spotify Soundcloud: kgs.link/music-soundcloud Bandcamp: kgs.link/music-bandcamp Youtube: kgs.link/music-youtube Facebook: kgs.link/music-facebook The Soundtrack of this video: Soundcloud: bit.ly/3CZ7Bpb Bandcamp: bit.ly/318Zt8b If you want to help us caption this video, please send subtitles to subtitle@kurzgesagt.org You can find info on what subtitle files work on YouTube here: support.google.com/youtube/answer/2734698?hl=en-GB&ref_topic… Thank you! 🐦🐧🐤 PATREON BIRD ARMY 🐤🐧🐦 ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Many Thanks to our wonderful Patreons (from kgs.link/patreon) who support us every month and made this video possible: Lockhart Easton, Andrew Morgan, Denisa, Hulki Haluk Gulerman, Meg, sallysue, Gregory Paxton, Felipe, Fixitfast, Dan Breakiron, Milan Benko, Jennifer Chasse, Edward Shand, Fishy Muffinz, Jim Szymanski, Day, Alex Dumitrescu, Denyse Hannon, Leonardo Molina, Beto Cols, Diana, ThePhilCraft, Simon LE GRIFFON, Rudy Yazdi, Sergiy Payu, Crystal Hoon, Spenser Boyd, Fateme Vojdani, C