Burger shaming is out: Coaxing carnivores to climate-conscious eating
by Stephanie Hanes
Mar 07, 2022
3 minutes
Sometimes, slow roasted and caramelized veggies can beat out the hamburger. Especially when a side of climate action is added to the menu.
This, at least, is what researchers at the World Resources Institute found in a newly released study that explores how different messages about global warming affect what people order for lunch and dinner.
Researchers were particularly interested in what – and whether – wording on a menu might nudge eaters toward plant-based options, which have a lower carbon footprint than animal proteins. What they found is that not only do
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