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Meat Industry Climate Claims – Criticisms and Concerns

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The meat industry claims that meat causes fewer emissions from food waste than vegetables and fruits since meat is wasted less often, but studies have found “plant-based diets are also more climate friendly when they are wasted.” per capita per day in Africa, 77.57g in Asia, 86.09g in South America, and 102.06g in Europe.