While I was reading the posts under the Food & Hunger I realized that many people are saying that going vegetarian is going to help the environment. Then I saw a post that made me think if it was really true. When I did research a lot of sources say that going vegetarian is not better for the environment. In fact many people say it is worse. According to an article on vegetarianism by Science Alert, "But what we need to bear in mind is that the energy content of meat is also high, especially when compared to the energy content or many vegetables,.. And when you contrast meat and vegetables on their impact per calorie as opposed to by weight, veggies suddenly don't look quite so environmentally friendly." Overall switching to a vegetarian diet may be more harmful to the environment than a regular diet.
http://www.sciencealert.com/vegetarian- … tudy-finds

This may be true; however, there are always multiple sides to this which  is why we haven't got to a definite answer as to whether the whole world turning to vegetarianism would actually reap more positive effects or not. For example, there are many grounds in which switching to a vegetarian diet may actually benefit the environment. One is that meat-eating puts stress on ecological systems. "In 2006, the UN calculated that the combined climate change emissions of animals bred for their meat were about 18% of the global total – more than cars, planes and all other forms of transport put together." Another is how available land that is used up for meat-producing means is also way more than that needed to produce vegetables.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl … nvironment