Plant-Based Diets and Climate Change 101 | Dr. Leslie Duram

Leslie A. Duram, PhD, of Southern Illinois University joins us to break down climate change 101: Learn the science behind how we know the Earth is warming and what we can do about it. Dr. Duram also describes how animal agriculture contributes to climate change and how opting for plant-based foods is one way we can make a difference.

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[JR]

Wonderful lecture. I hope a lot of people get to hear this and make the change for us and our future inhabitants.

[chimz]

I'm studying public health so I've studied this and I'm so happy it's being presented on this platform!

Great lecture and lecturer I was engaged the whole time!

[smallfootprint]

I love my great plant base food. I've got my health back, contributed to the health of the animals, and the planet.

[jodiemclauchlan]

Thank you. This presentation is excellent.

[Juice]

Netflix helped me go vegan 5 years ago.🙏😎 #forksoverknives #cowspiracy #earthlings

[Mona-]

I recently saw Seaspiracy, and even though I’ve been vegan for quite a while, it was eye opening. The damage of meat and fishing industry on our planet is devastating. Thanks for this talk.

[羽柴真理子]

Great presentation. It's so informative. I graduated from SIU long time ago. My major was Health education. I miss SIU. All faculty member are wonderful people.

[cloudsowhite]

Does your 1/4# burger statistics account for the transportation of the cow to the slaughter house, and to the factory where they are processed & pressed into burgers, and then to the restaurant where it it finally sold?

[JanieLouiseOfficial]

That's why I'm Vegan, Save the animals, Save the world :-)

[dougveganparadisebuilder]

If this bombardment of statistics and numbers will change many minds, I doubt it. It doesn't address the question of how we got here and so how can one know what the logical way to get out of this is, if we still can?

[Marses]

Jon Benbengren, where are you? Marta from Athens

[alanpartridge]

I could never over state just how much I don't give a f*** about the planet. If I had a thousand trillion and one dollar would cure all the worlds environmental problems, I wouldn't give it.

[joshwong]

Great presentation! Now what will the deniers warp about the data here I wonder...

[rl]

She said 55% of calories produced go to human consumption. I thought it was around 15-20%. We are doing really good then.

[johnrichards]

the US just experienced the coldest winter in 100 years

[rl]

It looks like devastating is gonna be happening.

[Cingearth]

Volcanic activity releases more carbon dioxide but your not talking about that !

[MrTrevisco]

Humanity's ignorance of all this is astounding.

[PUNHR_OG]

Your so very wrong. Im curious why you think a triple in co2 would be devastating?