r/ClimateCrisisCanada

We talk a lot about plastic and fast fashion here, but meat and dairy are among the most resource intensive industries. If the goal of anticonsumption is to reduce our footprint and stop supporting wasteful systems, it’s worth including all major sources of impact.

Source of the infographic

I already uploaded this before, and Mods asked me to re-upload and provide a personal commentary. So let me use this opportunity to respond to two of the main points that were raised by other commenters:

Comment 1:

>Remember, 'cut' doesn't have to mean 'remove entirely.' More is better, but any reduction you can make is better than nothing. If everyone in the US cut their meat consumption by 25% it would already have an enormous impact.

My response:

I agree that any reduction is better than nothing.

At the same time, when people cite the huge resource savings from just a 25% reduction in meat consumption, it’s worth thinking about how much more could be achieved if people went further. The ecological crises we face demand decisive action.

We also have to be realistic that many won’t reach 25%. So one of the most effective ways to contribute toward that society-wide target individually is going fully plant-based. A lot of people wrongly assume this is more expensive, but studies generally show the opposite. Going plant-based is better for the planet, public health and will even save you money. It's literally a win-win-win.

Comment 2:

>Stop focusing on policing poor people and start worrying about the billionaires that cause more emissions in a single day than the average person causes in their entire lifetime.

My response:

Anticonsumption isn’t about choosing between personal and systemic change. It’s about reducing unnecessary consumption where we can. Waiting for billionaires to act first is a losing strategy.

Also, through occupational hazards, pollution from factory farms, impacts on world hunger, and rainforest destruction, animal industries have horrific impacts on poor and Indigenous communities. So pretending you stand up for the poor while defending animal consumption is kind of ironic.

I and others on this subreddit have posted this information countless times. Sadly there is a whole brute force brainwashing campaign that keeps many people incredibly misinformed.

So first off we get a lot of bots/astroturfing on this subreddit just like any subreddit/online space related to discussing the climate crisis and overall environmental crisis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOi05zDO4yw - This is a great video detailing some of the insanity that happens in our world.

Below is IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT:

You will commonly see lines like "Oil & Gas is sooooo held back" online.

This is propaganda.... Propaganda is not just a "foreign" reality... It is very much here at home and it is very very big business.

Reality:

The United States of America is the #1 producer and consumer of oil barrels a day in the world...

It produces around 3-4 MILLION barrels a day of oil more than Saudi Arabia...

Canada is #4 in the world of 195 nations...

Here in Canada:

In 1990 as a nation we did around 1.7 MILLION barrels every single day.

In 2014 that was around 3.8 MILLION barrels every single day.

Now that sits around 4.6 to 5+ MILLION barrels every single day.

We are the Petrocracy countries! We are the countries overflowing with Oil & Gas Lobby propaganda...

(If you weren't aware of this basic fact then it is time to really start waking up to just how misinformed you may be in what you think is "neutral" understandings....)

There is a big problem with bots/astroturfing but even worse people being reduced to speaking/acting at the level of bots due to brute force brainwashing. Repeating scripted lines designed for them in corporate backrooms ad nauseam without even an ounce of awareness/understanding of what the real situation is.

Do better and start paying attention to why certain individuals/organizations may want you so badly misinformed and to utilize you as a useful patsy.

Canada’s refined petroleum sector posted another record year, as production of finished petroleum products rose 1.4% from the previous record set in 2024 to 117.1 million cubic metres in 2025.

👉Read more about it in our StatsCAN Plus article.

🔗Explore the Canadian Centre for Energy Information web page for more data on refined petroleum products.

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Le secteur du pétrole raffiné au Canada a enregistré une autre année record, la production de produits pétroliers finis a augmenté de 1,4 % par rapport au niveau record précédent observé en 2024 pour se chiffrer à 117,1 millions de mètres cubes en 2025.

👉Lisez cet article de StatsCAN Plus pour en savoir plus.

🔗Consultez la page Web du Centre canadien d’information sur l’énergie pour obtenir plus de données sur les produits pétroliers raffinés.

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