In recent years there has been an increased focus on the carbon production linked to our lifestyles. Cutting back on meats, especially beef, can be a step in the right direction. A pescatarian (no meats, but fish) diet leads to roughly the same carbon production as a vegetarian diet, and both are about half as polluting as a meat-heavy diet. In a year, a vegetarian (or pescatarian) produces about 1.5 tonnes of carbon, while regular meat eaters are closer to 2.5 tonnes. Flying is also a huge offender, producing an estimated 250 kg of carbon per hour of flight, or 1 tonne every 4 hours. A roundtrip flight across the Atlantic is thus roughly 4 tonnes, much worse than the yearly carbon produced through the diet of even a meat eater. That being said, driving is still worse per kilometer.
Bonus:
If she survives the night, Emma Morano will turn 117 tomorrow. She is the last living person verified to have been born in the 1800s.
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