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Eating Our Way to Extinction

Globally renowned figures and the world's leading scientists open the lid on the elephant in the room no one wants to talk about: the damaging effects of factory farming.

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Ludo Brockway, Otto Brockway

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Broxstar Productions

Awards

8 wins

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https://www.eating2extinction.com/

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Everywhere we looked,
we found microplastics, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

Everywhere we looked, we found microplastics,

Also, if we're looking
on the surface or the seabed - Eating Our Way to Extinction

Also, if we're looking on the surface or the seabed

We've also found microplastics - Eating Our Way to Extinction

We've also found microplastics

We've been sampling
for microplastics
for quite a while now, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

We've been sampling for microplastics for quite a while...

[Kate Winslet]
Microplankton are found - Eating Our Way to Extinction

[Kate Winslet] Microplankton are found

When the researchers
add microplastics - Eating Our Way to Extinction

When the researchers add microplastics

Unaware that the tiny particles
are made up of toxic chemicals, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

Unaware that the tiny particles are made up of toxic chemica...

The researchers observe
how the chemicals accumulate - Eating Our Way to Extinction

The researchers observe how the chemicals accumulate

The toxic plankton
are then eaten by larger fish, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

The toxic plankton are then eaten by larger fish,

[Kate Winslet]
A study by the University
of Plymouth - Eating Our Way to Extinction

[Kate Winslet] A study by the University of Plymouth

As we eat
these contaminated fish, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

As we eat these contaminated fish,

[Mr. Rifkin]
Our scientists tell us
we're now - Eating Our Way to Extinction

[Mr. Rifkin] Our scientists tell us we're now

[music fades] - Eating Our Way to Extinction

Let me be clear on this,
the last time we had - Eating Our Way to Extinction

Let me be clear on this, the last time we had

It's incredibly sad to realize
just how-- how many species, um, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

It's incredibly sad to realize just how-- how many spec...

[Mr. Poore]
Today, over 26,000 species - Eating Our Way to Extinction

[Mr. Poore] Today, over 26,000 species

Over time, um,
livestock have been a major, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

Over time, um, livestock have been a major,

[Mr. Wedderburn-Bisshop]
Some have predicted
that by 2045, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

[Mr. Wedderburn-Bisshop] Some have predicted that by 2045,

[Kate Winslet]
Some scientists have begun
to call this current crisis - Eating Our Way to Extinction

[Kate Winslet] Some scientists have begun to call this curre...

According to a study published
in the journal Science, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

According to a study published in the journal Science,

There are now
many great initiatives - Eating Our Way to Extinction

There are now many great initiatives

Ecosia, an online search
engine similar to Google, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

Ecosia, an online search engine similar to Google,

One of Ecosia's
main foresters is Mauricio, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

One of Ecosia's main foresters is Mauricio,

[Kate Winslet]
Trees breathe
life into our world. - Eating Our Way to Extinction

[Kate Winslet] Trees breathe life into our world.

When we plant a tree,
we sow the very seeds - Eating Our Way to Extinction

When we plant a tree, we sow the very seeds

[somber music] - Eating Our Way to Extinction

This landmark study,
headed by Dr. Marco Springmann - Eating Our Way to Extinction

This landmark study, headed by Dr. Marco Springmann

Policymakers have been - Eating Our Way to Extinction

Policymakers have been

It's entirely out
of keeping with the urgency - Eating Our Way to Extinction

It's entirely out of keeping with the urgency

[indistinct] - Eating Our Way to Extinction

The scientists at Oxford
University have been very clear - Eating Our Way to Extinction

The scientists at Oxford University have been very clear

With this in mind, would it
not be common sense to reduce - Eating Our Way to Extinction

With this in mind, would it not be common sense to reduce

We have made our proposals
based on protecting the farmers, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

We have made our proposals based on protecting the farmers,

They're producing
high-quality food for us all - Eating Our Way to Extinction

They're producing high-quality food for us all

Sometimes under local
conditions like organic, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

Sometimes under local conditions like organic,

And it's a public good
that's not always recognized, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

And it's a public good that's not always recognize...

And if you want to do anything
in life, you have to pay people. - Eating Our Way to Extinction

And if you want to do anything in life, you have to pay peop...

Sometimes I understand
that there's a moral obligation - Eating Our Way to Extinction

Sometimes I understand that there's a moral obligation

So as professionals
we're expecting to provide - Eating Our Way to Extinction

So as professionals we're expecting to provide

We pay our farmers.
This is a decision - Eating Our Way to Extinction

We pay our farmers. This is a decision

[Mr. Rifkin]
Livestock emit methane
and nitrous oxide. - Eating Our Way to Extinction

[Mr. Rifkin] Livestock emit methane and nitrous oxide.

Now most people, when they
think of climate change - Eating Our Way to Extinction

Now most people, when they think of climate change

But methane
is 25 times more potent - Eating Our Way to Extinction

But methane is 25 times more potent

And nitrous oxide
is 298 times more potent - Eating Our Way to Extinction

And nitrous oxide is 298 times more potent

[Mr. Brockway]
So today we have
a very special camera - Eating Our Way to Extinction

[Mr. Brockway] So today we have a very special camera

Methane is a gas
that is being produced
by cows when they belch. - Eating Our Way to Extinction

Methane is a gas that is being produced by cows when they be...

[Kate Winslet]
Methane, together
with the other gases - Eating Our Way to Extinction

[Kate Winslet] Methane, together with the other gases

Livestock are the largest source
of methane that we can control. - Eating Our Way to Extinction

Livestock are the largest source of methane that we can cont...

Steep cuts in methane emissions
can slow global warming - Eating Our Way to Extinction

Steep cuts in methane emissions can slow global warming

[ominous music] - Eating Our Way to Extinction

[ominous music]

[Kate Winslet]
To demonstrate
the different heating potentials - Eating Our Way to Extinction

[Kate Winslet] To demonstrate the different heating potentia...

The chambers
represent the atmosphere - Eating Our Way to Extinction

The chambers represent the atmosphere

Each has an infrared
heater placed above it, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

Each has an infrared heater placed above it,

The first chamber
is filled with normal air - Eating Our Way to Extinction

The first chamber is filled with normal air

The second chamber
is filled with carbon dioxide, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

The second chamber is filled with carbon dioxide,

The third chamber
is filled with methane, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

The third chamber is filled with methane,

Over time, we begin
to see the ice statue
in the carbon dioxide chamber - Eating Our Way to Extinction

Over time, we begin to see the ice statue in the carbon diox...

But in the same short time, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

But in the same short time,

16 hours later,
the results are stark. - Eating Our Way to Extinction

16 hours later, the results are stark.

We can clearly see that
the methane and nitrous oxide, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

We can clearly see that the methane and nitrous oxide,

[somber music] - Eating Our Way to Extinction

An emerging problem
is that chicken consumption - Eating Our Way to Extinction

An emerging problem is that chicken consumption

Whilst chicken has
a lower environmental
impact than red meat, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

Whilst chicken has a lower environmental impact than red mea...

If we compare
the equivalent protein calories - Eating Our Way to Extinction

If we compare the equivalent protein calories

And yet, still causes 40 times
more climate-related warming - Eating Our Way to Extinction

And yet, still causes 40 times more climate-related warming

We know that if we would shift
from, um, ruminant meats - Eating Our Way to Extinction

We know that if we would shift from, um, ruminant meats

But if you compare that - Eating Our Way to Extinction

But if you compare that

[Kate Winslet]
Organic meat has been
claimed to have - Eating Our Way to Extinction

[Kate Winslet] Organic meat has been claimed to have

However, a study
carried out by researchers
at Oxford University, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

However, a study carried out by researchers at Oxford Univer...

Big differences
between organic and conventional - Eating Our Way to Extinction

Big differences between organic and conventional

What we did find
is that no matter - Eating Our Way to Extinction

What we did find is that no matter

So that's saying something
really important, that's saying - Eating Our Way to Extinction

So that's saying something really important, that'...

[Kate Winslet]
Each year the US Government
gives around $20 million - Eating Our Way to Extinction

[Kate Winslet] Each year the US Government gives around $20 ...

It is now estimated
that the annual cost - Eating Our Way to Extinction

It is now estimated that the annual cost

[light dramatic music] - Eating Our Way to Extinction

[light dramatic music]

Animal-to-human diseases
that arise - Eating Our Way to Extinction

Animal-to-human diseases that arise

Whether it's these live
animal markets in East Asia, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

Whether it's these live animal markets in East Asia,

The risk of large-scale factory
farming increases the risk - Eating Our Way to Extinction

The risk of large-scale factory farming increases the risk

This pandemic
has been very severe, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

This pandemic has been very severe,

[Kate Winslet]
Swine flu, which killed
over half a million people - Eating Our Way to Extinction

[Kate Winslet] Swine flu, which killed over half a million p...

AIDS and the Ebola virus
are believed to have come - Eating Our Way to Extinction

AIDS and the Ebola virus are believed to have come

SARS is thought to have spread
from live animal wet markets - Eating Our Way to Extinction

SARS is thought to have spread from live animal wet markets

Bird flu is believed
to have come from chicken farms - Eating Our Way to Extinction

Bird flu is believed to have come from chicken farms

And the measles virus
is thought to have originated
from farm cows. - Eating Our Way to Extinction

And the measles virus is thought to have originated from far...

[Dr. Greatorex]
People know now what
a global pandemic feels like, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

[Dr. Greatorex] People know now what a global pandemic feels...

[Kate Winslet]
The World Health Organization
has announced - Eating Our Way to Extinction

[Kate Winslet] The World Health Organization has announced

A time where a simple scrape
on the arm could become fatal. - Eating Our Way to Extinction

A time where a simple scrape on the arm could become fatal.

Our miracle lifesaving
antibiotics are being
rendered useless - Eating Our Way to Extinction

Our miracle lifesaving antibiotics are being rendered useles...

[Mr. Bayley]
So having been
a butcher for six years, - Eating Our Way to Extinction

[Mr. Bayley] So having been a butcher for six years,

So one of the things
that we would hit every day was - Eating Our Way to Extinction

So one of the things that we would hit every day was

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Globally renowned figures and the world's leading scientists open the lid on the elephant in the room no one wants to talk about: the damaging effects of factory farming.

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Director: Ludo Brockway, Otto Brockway

Writer: Otto Brockway

Production: Broxstar Productions

Genre: documentary

Year: 2021

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 01 Oct 2021

Awards: 8 wins

Homepage: https://www.eating2extinction.com/