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Colleges Reduce Emissions by Offering Plant-Based Options by Default, Study Finds (sentientmedia.org)
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[–] hh93@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Nice whataboutism without any numbers.

A meat heavy diet is one of the main impacts a single person has on climate - and switching to a meat-free one is pretty much only about breaking an existing habit as this actions shows very well.

If it's easier to take the vegetarian options and meat isn't the default then people are far more likely to change their habits - that is imho the bigger takeaway than what a college's emissions are