Everyone in Europe consumes too much
If people switched more of their consumption from animal to plant-based food there would be a smaller impact on the environment.
A paper in the International Journal of Epidemiology by Phil Edwards and Ian Roberts shows that heavier populations increase emissions for two reasons: they consume more food and they require more energy to transport. A more realistic approach is to persuade people to switch more of their consumption from animal to plant-based food: that way you can eat just as much, with a smaller impact on both the environment and food security. Most people in the rich world carry more weight than they need. Many of those who aren't overweight still consume more calories than they need, but burn them off in the gym. Almost everyone in countries like the UK consumes too much of everything, including food.
Related news
Related news
Finland’s Fazer presses ahead with new chocolate factory
“The investment of approximately €400m is the largest in Fazer’s…
Read more >The GKI business climate index decreased slightly in July
According to a survey by GKI Economic Research Ltd. –…
Read more >We are using up the Earth’s resources today, and there is something deeply embedded in this that we don’t even think about.
This year, July 24th is global Overshoot Day, or Overconsumption…
Read more >