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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (12 children)

Since it isn't mentioned in the article, here is the reference: paper (2014)

In the study it even shows how driving a 10 years car for 6000 miles is rougly two years of saved emission with a meat->vegan switch.

I don't know, changing dietary is obviously good for the health, but these results seems to make pretty useless changes, use the bike and save twice as much.

EDIT: There is a new paper (2023), it is in a reply.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (16 children)

Having fewer children is the number one thing you can do. And it's not even close.

I mean, do the other things anyway if you like. They can't hurt. They may even save you money. But they won't save an overpopulated planet.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Yeah 4 times 0.0000000000000000000000001% of what the largest companies produce.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Do any of those companies help to produce beef?

Most companies create products to sell to consumers.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

lower than I would expect

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

“And yet, eating a vegan diet still produces greenhouse gasses! Curious!”

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I was just talking about this idea with a friend. We decided it would be political suicide in the US for anyone to suggest eating less meat.

People would literally rather see the world burn than give up their chicken nuggets.

I'm not even hardcore vegetarian. I looked at the situation and agreed it's hard to ethically justify eating meat. So I started eating less. I'm down to pretty much just "sometimes I get a pizza slice with a meat topping if there's nothing good without meat". Maybe I'll cut that out too one day.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

If you could tell the average American, with 100% certainty and undeniable proof that going vegan for a month would save the lives of 1,000 children, they would go out, buy as much meat as possible and eat it smugly in front of you and ask you repeatedly if it's triggering you.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

As usual, the title is clickbait. It's not "eating meat" that produces 4 times more greenhouse gases, it's a high-meat diet. Big difference that is conveniently left out of the title to get more clicks.

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