tisdag 19 november 2019

How much would giving up meat help the environment?

Economist: Daily chart

Going vegan for two-thirds of meals could cut food-related carbon emissions by 60%.

IT IS NO secret that steaks and chops are delicious. But guzzling them incurs high costs for both carnivorous humans and the planet. Over half of adults in both America and Britain say they want to reduce their meat consumption, according to Mintel, a market-research firm. Whether they will is a different matter. The amount of meat that Americans and Britons consume per day has risen by 10% since 1970, according to figures from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation.