Trey Gordner

983 days ago

Trying to reduce your carbon footprint? Easy: less cows, more nuts and beans. Transportation is a tiny fraction of food emissions, so eating local doesn't help nearly as much.

You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local

ourworldindata.org

People across the world are becoming increasingly concerned about climate change: 8-in-10 people see climate change as a major threat to their country.1 As I have shown before, food production is responsible for one-quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.