As negotiations get underway at COP28, we compiled a list of the leading research documenting the connection between meat and greenhouse gas emissions.
I get that tons of folks just don’t want to stop eating meat. I’m the same. I cut out red meat because it’s very much the worst offender. It was much easier than I thought to do, and I can’t say I miss it or even really think about it aside from months like this.
Give it a shot. Nothing to lose except a little weight maybe.
I cut out red meat because it’s very much the worst offender
Have you ever mathed out your actual carbon footprint, or exactly how your carbon footprint changed by cutting out red meat? Do you even know where your meat comes from to figure out if it’s environmentally friendly beef or unfriendly? You might be surprised either that you did more than you think to help… or absolutely nothing.
Do you drive an electric car and charge it on solar or wind? Or an ICE car and run it on alcohol?
Personal transport is about the same as red meat emissions-wise. Red meat is getting better though, because farm animals are in the control of farmers (unlike wild animals that might replace them) the farmers can try different things to reduce the cow’s emissions. So far they have had success, with fairly light public pressure the good practices will spread.
Now replace the cows with wild deer. Try to fix their methane emissions. All ruminants make methane in their fore gut.
Incidentally I lost the most weight on a very low carb diet. Lower carb, better weight loss (and weight gain – muscle). You can go low carb as a vegan, but not very.
I get that tons of folks just don’t want to stop eating meat. I’m the same. I cut out red meat because it’s very much the worst offender. It was much easier than I thought to do, and I can’t say I miss it or even really think about it aside from months like this.
Give it a shot. Nothing to lose except a little weight maybe.
Have you ever mathed out your actual carbon footprint, or exactly how your carbon footprint changed by cutting out red meat? Do you even know where your meat comes from to figure out if it’s environmentally friendly beef or unfriendly? You might be surprised either that you did more than you think to help… or absolutely nothing.
Do you drive an electric car and charge it on solar or wind? Or an ICE car and run it on alcohol?
Personal transport is about the same as red meat emissions-wise. Red meat is getting better though, because farm animals are in the control of farmers (unlike wild animals that might replace them) the farmers can try different things to reduce the cow’s emissions. So far they have had success, with fairly light public pressure the good practices will spread.
Now replace the cows with wild deer. Try to fix their methane emissions. All ruminants make methane in their fore gut.
Incidentally I lost the most weight on a very low carb diet. Lower carb, better weight loss (and weight gain – muscle). You can go low carb as a vegan, but not very.
Not sure what point you’re even trying to make…