Friday, November 22, 2024

Trying to become vegan? This is the easiest way to do it

From msn.com

Story by Hannah Good

Growing up in the 2000s, I was aware of the threat climate change could pose in my lifetime and it terrified me. Everyone from political pundits to Disney Channel stars were encouraging everyday Americans to “go green,” and I was desperate to help. I pestered my parents to recycle, avoid plastic straws and opt for paper bags at the grocery store.

But like most Americans, I was misinformed about what climate choices would actually make a difference. As my climate knowledge deepened, I realized most emissions are generated by corporations and governments — not regular people. I felt powerless.

Going vegan seemed to be the rare instance in which a personal action could have a big effect. Not only does it cut a sizable share of a person’s emissions, but it felt within reach for my young self.

Now that I’m an adult with my own spending power, I have a lot more agency and money to make big choices about my climate impacts: I take trains instead of flying whenever possible; I’m fortunate to live in a house with solar panels; and I don’t own a car. But going vegan remains my longest-lasting climate action.

Here’s how I’ve been able to stick with it.











Statistics on the environmental impact of various diets were retrieved from Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies, the journal Nature Food, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis as cited in The Washington Post. Editing by Ana Campoy. Design editing by Christine Ashack. Copy editing by Feroze Dhanoa.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/politics/trying-to-become-vegan-this-is-the-easiest-way-to-do-it/ar-AA1sHOSN 

No comments:

Post a Comment