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[โ€“] monobot@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When we include refrigerating and preparation needed for meat, it probably goes well over 90%.

Water usage is also big part of the problem.

I get it that not everyone has to be vegetarian, but at least reducing meat consumption is important.

[โ€“] roo@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

They haven't even got into the micro-footprints found in the huge variety of food crops available across the world with a plant based diet. It's the opposite of hunting. The more we plunder, the more successful that plant becomes.