inari@piefed.zip to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-28 days agoA new study found a vegan Mediterranean diet significantly reduced environmental impacts related to human health (−54.5%), ecosystems (−50.9%), and resource use (−43.4%) compared to a traditional Medilink.springer.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down10
arrow-up1115arrow-down1external-linkA new study found a vegan Mediterranean diet significantly reduced environmental impacts related to human health (−54.5%), ecosystems (−50.9%), and resource use (−43.4%) compared to a traditional Medilink.springer.cominari@piefed.zip to Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-28 days agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squareHSR🏴☠️@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 days agoGiven that choice you should buy local, but most of the difference in emissions depends on the type of food, not transport. https://ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs-eating-local
minus-squarecommie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agothis is based on poore-nemecek, which suffers from bad methodology.
minus-squarebetanumerus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoType of food matters, but also, how it is fertilized. Choosing “organic” means avoiding fertilizers made with fossil methane.
Given that choice you should buy local, but most of the difference in emissions depends on the type of food, not transport.
https://ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs-eating-local
this is based on poore-nemecek, which suffers from bad methodology.
Type of food matters, but also, how it is fertilized. Choosing “organic” means avoiding fertilizers made with fossil methane.