lundi 28 novembre 2016

November 28th, 2016

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.

-E

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