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Vegans, vegetarians, fish-eaters and meat-eaters in the UK show discrepant environmental impacts
(www.nature.com)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/5586412
Fig. 2: Relative environmental footprint from GHG emissions of diet groups in comparison to high meat-eaters (>100 g d−1).
Fig. 3: Relative environmental footprint from GWP100, land use, water use, eutrophication potential and biodiversity impact of diet groups in comparison to high meat-eaters (>100 g d−1).
PIty it isn't broken down by type.. I've seen similar research that suggests that beef accounts for a good 90% of the footprint of a meat eater. That's important because you might be able persuade a few people to shift their diet to only vegetables but a whole lot more would be OK with just giving up beef.
But would that be just beef, or beef and milk and cheese and leather so all cow products?
It was broken down into individual elements, IIRC.. found it..
https://philsturgeon.com/content/images/2023/04/foods-carbon-footprint-7.jpg
Meat Lover -> No Beef alone is 3.3 -> 1.7, or 80% of the saving you get by going vegetarian (so I was slightly misremembering on my original post).
Full article:
https://philsturgeon.com/unf-king-the-climate-food/