Land-use and farm activities account for the largest share of emissions for most animal products, including beef

Cows raised for meat require a huge amount of land and burp out large quantities of methane on the farm. Combined with other emissions, every kilogram of beef produced accounts for nearly 100kg of CO2 equivalent emissions

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Palm oil

Soybean oil

Olive oil

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Guardian graphic. Source: Poore and Nemecek, 2018, “Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers” via Our World in Data.