A PLANT-BASED DIET IS BETTER FOR THE PLANET
Plant-based diets have many positive effects on the environment, including protecting our climate, rainforests, and biodiversity.
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A plant-based diet is better for the environment
Read more: A plant-based diet is better for the environmentGlobal warming, along with land and water use, resource waste, biodiversity loss, and the rise of zoonoses are just a few of the global problems we are facing. These problems are exacerbated by a growing global population and corresponding increase in demand for animal-based products. Dietary change is urgently needed to help solve these problems.
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Climate Impact
Read more: Climate ImpactFood production drives roughly a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, occupies nearly half the world’s habitable land, and is pushing six of nine planetary boundaries past safe limits. Animal agriculture is the dominant contributor across all three. Transitioning to plant-rich food systems is one of the largest climate mitigation opportunities in the food sector,…
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