Does growing meat consumption doom the earth to severe warming? By George Driver 2021-02-22 16:55:40 AAP FactCheck Investigation: Will rising beef and sheep consumption mean the earth inevitably warms by more than two degrees? The Statement “If global consumption of beef and sheep continues to rise, eliminating emissions from fossil fuels will not be enough to prevent the earth warming beyond the 2C outer boundary set by the Paris agreement on climate change.” Peter Singer, bioethics professor, January 31, 2021. The Analysis Renowned Australian philosopher Peter Singer has claimed that if meat consumption continues to grow, it won’t be possible to limit global warming to two degrees – even if emissions from burning fossil fuels are stopped.