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Of course, beef is 9-10x worse than chicken (enteric methane) and Pork about 1.4x worse. And yes those figures include all inputs. My point is this is a distraction. Cut beef out if you like but switching to a vegetarian diet is a sideshow vs other emissions.

Don't buy gas. Use other transport or electric vehicles.

The climate crisis has many causes. And yes some of them are our "fault" in that citizens of the wealthiest countries on earth have grown accustomed to an unsustainable (and morally reprehensible) diet.

Emissions are far lower for plant foods imported from overseas than for local beef. ourworldindata.org/food-choice-...

Ban private jets so imbeciles can’t go to Europe for a piece of cheesecake on a whim, for starters. We know what needs to be done.

lol like i can afford red meat.

The first sentence of the article: "Even if the entire world transitions away from fossil fuels, the way we farm and eat will cause global temperatures to rise 1.5 degrees Celsius" Everyone in the comments: "let's do literally anything else first, then maybe we'll think about it."

Must address water resource issues straightaway

Globally, consumers in the Global North, especially the US, *are* the big polluters. The richest 10% of humans cause almost half of GhG emissions from consumption. That includes virtually everyone in the Global North above the poverty line. Including probably you. www.oxfam.org.uk/media/press-...