Ampere A. Tseng, Manufacturing Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
關鍵詞
greenhouse gas emission; Tibetan Buddhist; Theravada Buddhism; Mahayana Buddhism; vegetarian
摘要
The impact of Buddhist vegetarianism views on the equivalent reduction of green-house gas emissions (GHGES) is evaluated. The vegetarianism views from three major Buddhist schools in China are first presented, since different views on vegetarianism can dictate the assessment of the equivalent of GHGE reduction. The populations of Chinese Buddhists in these three Buddhist schools are then estimated. A correlation formula is used to evaluate the equivalent GHGE reductions attributed to the vegan and vegetarian populations in the Chinese Buddhists from 2017 to 2027. The reduction results enable us to conclude that Chinese Buddhists with vegan or vegetarian diets account for the equivalent GHGE reduction of 54.560 MtCO₂e in 2017 and 60.927 MtCO₂e in 2027 with an average annual growth rate of 1.11%. The reductions of 54.560 and 60.927 MtCO₂e equal to 11.66% and 13.02% of the total GHGES from the United Kingdom in 2016, respectively.
目次
Abstract 254 1 Introduction 254 2 Different Views on Vegetarianism from Chinese Buddhists 256 2.1 Vegetarianism View from Chinese Mahayana or Han Buddhists 256 2.2 Vegetarianism View from Theravada Buddhists 257 2.3 Vegetarianism View from Tibetan Buddhists 257 2.4 Vegetarian Pledges from Han Buddhists 258 2.5 Vegan and Vegetarian Percentages in Han Buddhists 259 3 Populations of Tibetan, Theravada, and Han Buddhists in China 260 3.1 Chinese Population in 2010 and from 2017 to 2027 260 3.2 Chinese Buddhist Population in 2010 and from 2017 to 2027 262 3.3 Population of Tibetan Buddhists in China in 2010 and from 2017 to 2027 262 3.4 Population of Theravada Buddhists in China in 2010 and from 2017 to 2027 264 3.5 Population of Han Buddhists in China 2010 and from 2017 to 2027 265 4 Prediction of Dietary GHGE and Meat Weight Data 265 4.1 Vegan and Vegetarian Populations among Han Buddhists in 2010 and from 2017 to 2027 265 4.2 Correlation of Meat Consumption with Dietary GHGE 266 4.3 Meat Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emission from 2017 to 2027 266 4.4 Equivalent GHGE Reduction by Han Buddhists from 2017 to 2027 267 5 Concluding Remarks 269 Acknowledgments 270 References 270
