Less meat is nearly always better than sustainable meat, to reduce your carbon footprint - Our World in Data
Plant-based protein sources still have a lower footprint than the lowest-impact meat products.| Our World in Data
Plant-based protein sources still have a lower footprint than the lowest-impact meat products.| Our World in Data
Food waste accounts for around one-quarter of greenhouse gas emissions from food. That's 6% of total global emissions.| Our World in Data
Hannah joined us in 2017. She became Deputy Editor and Science Outreach Lead at Our World in Data in 2023. She was previously Head of Research.She focuses on the long-term changes in the environment – energy, pollution, agriculture, food supply – and their compatibility with global development. Hannah completed her Ph.D. in GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh.She is a researcher at the Oxford Martin Programme in Global Development, and an honorary fellow at the University of Edinbu...| Our World in Data
Increasing crop yields is crucial to improve food security, living standards, and reduce human impacts on the environment.| Our World in Data
How we treat the climate impacts of methane matter a lot for carbon footprint of foods. But even if we exclude methane, meat and dairy products emit the most.| Our World in Data
Globally, we emit around 50 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases yearly. Where do these emissions come from? We take a look, sector-by-sector.| Our World in Data
Fossil fuels were key to industrialization and rising prosperity, but their impact on health and the climate means that we should transition away from them.| Our World in Data
“Eat local” is a common recommendation to reduce the carbon footprint of your diet. How does the impact of what you eat compare to where it's come from?| Our World in Data
What are the environmental impacts of food production? How do we reduce the impacts of agriculture on the environment?| Our World in Data
