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> 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 dest
by 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...