> Results indicate that switching to vegetarianism could save consumers 16% of the energy use and 20% of the greenhouse gas emissions related to their dietary c

> Results indicate that switching to vegetarianism could save consumers 16% of the energy use and 20% of the greenhouse gas emissions related to their dietary consumption. However, if they re-spend the saved income according to their current preferences, they would forego 96% of potential energy savings and 49% of greenhouse gas emission savings. This is based on swedish pricing. But meat is extremely cheap in America, where we also consume more meat than most other nations, and replacing it with vegetarian protein would probably cost me more money. In any case, if I'm committed to changing my diet for the climate, I'll probably try to be conscientious in my other consumption habits, right? All this paper really concludes is that reducing meat is very effective but that there are lots of other things that need to also be done. Also what about if we replanted the animal farms with oxygen producing trees, etc?