Acharya Prashant responds to a question about the link between meat consumption and global warming. The questioner argues that since global warming is a recent phenomenon and meat has been eaten for thousands of years, the two cannot be related. Acharya Prashant begins by correcting the timeline, stating that meat has been eaten for far longer, possibly millions of years. However, he emphasizes that the crucial difference lies in who was eating it and under what circumstances. The early human was a creature of the jungle, completely subject to the laws of nature, which kept his population limited, much like any other animal species. He explains that early man was not primarily a meat-eater but was almost entirely vegetarian. He illustrates this by pointing out that it is far easier to gather fruits in a jungle than to hunt a deer. He dismisses the notion of powerful ancestors easily hunting large animals, noting the difficulty of catching even a chicken without modern tools. Scientific research, he adds, now supports the view that early humans were largely vegetarian, consuming meat only opportunistically. The one who ate meat was an animal, and his population was not large. The core of the problem today, Acharya Prashant clarifies, is not the act of eating meat itself but the industrial-scale production of animals for a human population of eight billion. Humans have developed artificial methods not just to catch but to produce animals in massive quantities. This is the direct link to global warming. The entire process—producing feed for these animals, the carbon dioxide and methane they release, and their processing—generates immense greenhouse gas emissions. He specifically notes that beef consumption has the highest impact due to the large amount of resources required. Acharya Prashant criticizes the argument that meat-eating is acceptable because it is an ancient practice. He points out that humanity has abandoned many other primitive habits, and this one is defended only to satisfy the lust of the palate. He attributes the widespread ignorance on this topic to a media that promotes consumerism rather than highlighting the severe environmental impact of the meat industry. He warns that the consequences of global warming, such as rising sea levels, are imminent and urges people to educate themselves on the facts instead of relying on flawed, traditionalist arguments.