Industrial agriculture plays a big role in climate change. It does this in three main ways: by increasing greenhouse gas emissions, causing deforestation, and harming the soil.

1. Greenhouse Gas Emissions:

   • Farming is responsible for about 24% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.
   • A big part of that, around 14.5%, comes from raising animals for food.
   • One harmful gas, methane, is released in large amounts by cows and other farm animals. This accounts for about 43% of farming-related emissions.
   • Another harmful gas, nitrous oxide, comes from using fertilizers and managing animal waste. It makes up nearly 26% of emissions from agriculture.

2. Deforestation:

   • Industrial farming leads to a lot of forest loss. About 80% of the trees cut down in the Amazon are cleared for cattle ranching and growing soybeans.
   • When forests are turned into farms, they release carbon that has been stored in the trees. This change greatly affects the carbon cycle, which is important for our planet's health.

3. Soil Degradation:

   • Heavy farming practices can ruin the health of the soil. This means the soil is not as good at storing carbon anymore.
   • It's estimated that soil erosion costs the world around $400 billion every year because of lost crops and food.

All these things combined make climate change worse. This shows us that it's really important to find better farming methods that won't harm our environment.