“How can a plant-based diet help me reduce my carbon footprint?

“THE CLEAREST WAY INTO THE UNIVERSE IS THROUGH A FOREST WILDERNESS” JOHN MUIR

There are many reasons for trying a plant-based diet – from health to ethics and sustainability. Studies show that one of the most effective things a person can do to lower their carbon footprint is to avoid The reality is that meat and dairy farming contribute to global warming, pollution, deforestation, land degradation and loss of native species. Adopting a varied vegan diet, however, produces less emissions and uses about a third of the land and three times less water.