Last year I decided to eat a lot less meat/dairy. I've removed 80-90% of my animal product consumption without much effort. It's a lot easier thanks to where I live - but to be fair a ton of...
Last year I decided to eat a lot less meat/dairy. I've removed 80-90% of my animal product consumption without much effort. It's a lot easier thanks to where I live - but to be fair a ton of people live in places with plenty of vegetarian options. And if you cook most of your own meals then is all down to what you get at the grocery store.
I don't think I'll ever be a strict vegetarian. I don't actually think it's unethical to eat meat. But it's definitely better to not involve animal suffering in my day-to-day lunch choices.
University of Oxford researcher Joseph Poore, and Thomas Nemecek of the Agroecology and Environment Research Division in Zurich, Switzerland, looked at the environmental impact of 40 major food products that represent the vast majority of what is eaten globally.
They assessed the effect of these foods on climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions and the amount of land and fresh water used across all stages of their production, including processing, packaging, and transportation, but excluding the cooking process.
By analysing data from nearly 40,000 farms, 1,600 processors, packaging types and retailers, Poore and Nemecek were able to assess how different production practices and geographies have very different consequences on the planet.
The visual graphs for food are great but the focus on only CO2 hides a lot of key information. Almond milk looks like the best choice as regards CO2 useage but uses vastly more water than oat milk...
The visual graphs for food are great but the focus on only CO2 hides a lot of key information. Almond milk looks like the best choice as regards CO2 useage but uses vastly more water than oat milk which is only slightly higher on the CO2 scale.
Last year I decided to eat a lot less meat/dairy. I've removed 80-90% of my animal product consumption without much effort. It's a lot easier thanks to where I live - but to be fair a ton of people live in places with plenty of vegetarian options. And if you cook most of your own meals then is all down to what you get at the grocery store.
I don't think I'll ever be a strict vegetarian. I don't actually think it's unethical to eat meat. But it's definitely better to not involve animal suffering in my day-to-day lunch choices.
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The visual graphs for food are great but the focus on only CO2 hides a lot of key information. Almond milk looks like the best choice as regards CO2 useage but uses vastly more water than oat milk which is only slightly higher on the CO2 scale.
This is a fair point and I concur that oat milk is by far the best milk for the environment.