Kate Parker is well known for her ocean activism with Sea Shepherd and other organisations. In this episode, we talk about the real problems that the planet is facing and it is not what you would expect. Kate took to a life of activism after watching the Cowspiracy documentary which highlighted the devastating effects that agriculture and commercial fishing have on the environment. She decided to protect the oceans because various processes that take place are responsible for the majority of the oxygen we breathe: meaning no fish = no humans. We delve deep into the psychology that leads to the destruction of a planet based upon the famous quote by Gus Speth, who is an American environmental lawyer, and advocate, he’s the former dean of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and the former Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, he stated: “I used to think that top environmental problems were biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse, and climate change. I thought that thirty years of good science could address these problems. I was wrong. The top environmental problems are selfishness, greed, and apathy, and to deal with these we need a cultural and spiritual transformation. And we scientists don’t know how to do that.” We discuss some of the mind-blowing statistics from a variety of documentaries including Cowspiracy, Seaspiracy, and Sea of Shadows. Here are some of the statistics: -Whales fertilize plankton which is responsible for 85% of the world's oxygen. -Sharks kill 12 people a year/humans kill 11K sharks per hour. -Livestock and their byproducts contribute to 51% of greenhouse gases. -All transportation exhaust emissions are only 13% of greenhouse house gases. -Producing one hamburger uses the same amount of water as 2 months of showers. -There isn’t enough land on the planet for people to eat meat in the same way that countries such as the UK and the USA do. -Animal agriculture is the leading cause of species extinction, ocean dead zones, water pollution, and habitat destruction. -At the current trajectory it is estimated that there will be no fish in the oceans by 2048. -A person who follows a vegan diet produces the equivalent of 50% less carbon dioxide, uses 1/11th oil, 1/13th water, and 1/18th land compared to a meat-lover for their food. -Each day, a person who eats a vegan diet saves 5000 litres of water, 20 kilos of grain, 9 metres of forested land, 20 lbs CO2 equivalent, and one animal’s life. Check out what Kate does by visiting Daughters of the Deep https://linktr.ee/daughtersofthedeep Sea Shepherd https://seashepherd.org/

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