Animal agriculture contributes significantly to climate change while climate change increasingly harms farm and wild animals. Understanding this bidirectional relationship clarifies the stakes of inaction.
The climate-animal welfare nexus is a powerful advocacy frame: animal agriculture is both a driver of climate change and one of its primary victims. Actions that reduce animal agriculture intensity — diet change, improved production practices, regulatory reform — simultaneously reduce emissions and reduce animal suffering. This alignment creates opportunities for joint advocacy and coalition building between animal welfare and climate movements that have historically operated separately.