Excellent turn of phrase - "double climate dividend" - in this paper by
@paulbehrens.bsky.social et al.
Shifting high-meat diets toward plants benefits the climate in 2 ways:
1. Reducing emissions from ag production
2. Reducing ag land needs, enabling ecosystem restoration/avoiding deforestation 🧪
Rich nations could see ‘double climate dividend’ by switching to plant-based foods - Carbon Brief
Adopting a more plant-based diet could give rich countries a “double climate dividend” of lower emissions and more land for capturing carbon, a new study says.
