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Eating less meat is nearly always better for your carbon footprint than eating the 'most sustainable' meat.

The ‘worst' peas, beans, tofu and nuts still have a lower footprint than the ‘best’ meat and dairy.

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@OurWorldInData This is a follow-up to a common question raised from my previous article on the impact of food choice vs. eating local.

Many argued that this ignored regional variations.

But it holds true when we look past global averages.

ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs…
But this is not about completely wiping out meat.

Lower footprint meat still has a large role to play.

The massive ranges we see for products such as beef and lamb mean we have options from both producers and consumers to make a difference.
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