Adam Stein at TerraPass has done another thoughtful and well-considered post, this one about the carbon impact of food. His main conclusion is, as we have known for a while, red meat is … pretty much bad on all counts compared to other food options.
It’s worth looking at. It’s not the whole picture — just food. But there’s a simple action we can all take:
Eat less red meat.
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