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> So maybe the study answers it but that is a lot to read through for one answer, but my big question that you did not quote is still. I don't know whether the

> So maybe the study answers it but that is a lot to read through for one answer, but my big question that you did not quote is still. I don't know whether there is an official answer, but if you look at your link there, it says, e.g. 1 kilo of poultry creates 10 kilos of CO2. The average american produces 14k Kilos of CO2/yr, so if you ate a kilo of chicken a day, you're looking at about 3k Kilos of CO2, or something like 20% of your carbon. If you eat a kilo of beef it's like 250% of the average carbon footprint a year. That is a LOT of meat, but overall, you can guesstimate this is like 10-20% of your carbon footprint if you eat a lot of chicken, and maybe the bulk of it if you eat a lot of red meat. It seems like chicken is better than fish is wayyy better than red meat.

myshpa 3y ago
> It seems like chicken is better than fish is wayyy better than red meat. You're right, but only if you count carbon footprint. You also have to count in destroyed/damaged/polluted ecosystems, elimination of wildlife, deforestation, energy, etc. etc. if you WANT to have a complete picture. For CO2 numbers, you can see the original study Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325532198_Reducing_food%27s_environmental_impacts_through_producers_and_consumers https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325532198_Reducing_... or the graph listing more kinds of meats here: Avoiding meat and dairy is ‘single biggest way’ to reduce your impact on Earth https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/31/avoiding-meat-and-dairy-is-single-biggest-way-to-reduce-your-impact-on-earth https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/31/avoiding...