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Less meat is nearly always better than sustainable meat, to reduce your carbon footprint (ourworldindata.org)
submitted 1 year ago by Rokil@sh.itjust.works to c/green@lemmy.ml
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From https://sh.itjust.works/post/1278677

plant-based foods emit fewer greenhouse gases than meat and dairy, regardless of how they are produced.

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[–] the_medium_kahuna@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (16 children)

your “carbon footprint” doesn’t exist - it’s a fossil fuel industry talking point. eating less meat may be good for you and make you feel better about yourself, but it’s not a climate solution. we need systems change on a societal scale, and that’s the kind of thing that takes coordinated government action, not “voting with your wallet”

[–] DangerousDetlef@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Absolutely correct. Also guess who coined and popularized the "carbon footprint"?

No, it's not a scientific study or a government or an NGO. It was big oil.

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