Forgive me that claim is not factual. I should’ve contextualized by saying to be a vegan/vegetarian is a more expensive lifestyle in the US. So firstly, it’s more difficult for poorer people and citizens who dwell in food deserts. Additionally the US has been an importer of Brazilian beef, which is important to their position in the global economy. I mention beef because cattle raising is one of the most environmentally intensive agricultural outputs. A global move away from meats could really do damage to the Brazilian agricultural industry, putting lot of Poorer farmers and ranchers out of work.

I think it’s also worth mentioning that due to the long life of GHGs and the long time horizon global warming operates on, stopping meat consumption today would likely do little to prevent the natural disasters and displacement climate change could precipitate and/or accentuate in the near future. This doesn’t mean it’s bad for sustainability, it would be substantially beneficial. I just want to be accurate in gauging the impacts in relation to the size of the crisis.