“A diet with meat is responsible for producing in a year the same amount of greenhouse gases as driving a mid-sized car 4,758 kilometres (2,956 miles), the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IOeW) said.”

“But the food a vegetarian consumes in 12 months is responsible for generating the same emissions as driving 2,427 kilometres, the IOeW said in a study commissioned by independent consumer protection group Foodwatch.”

Calculations are based on greenhouse gas emissions involved in food production.

“Going vegan — giving up meat and dairy products — would cut the emissions released in making what you eat more than seven-fold, to the equivalent of driving 629 kilometres, it said.”

Excellent!

“And if it is all organic, your food footprint is almost a 17th of that of a meat-eater — the equivalent of driving 281 kilometres.”

Even better!

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