Sustainable Diets: Local Action Drives Larger Change

Sustainable Diets: Local Action Drives Larger Change

Global dietary emissions could drop by 17 percent if everyone adopted a healthier, more sustainable diet, mainly by shifting from red meat to legumes and nuts. But not all countries and income groups equally contribute to global emissions, varying between high-income and low-income countries. Within the countries, wealthier groups tend to consume more of these high-emitting foods. In the case of Western Europe, these differences are less pronoun…