[Easy Science] "To prevent global warming, 44% of the world population needs to change their diet... the problem is beef"

(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Ju-young = Greenhouse gases from food production and consumption account for about 30% of the total greenhouse gas emissions by humanity. Research results show that to limit climate change to within 2°C, 44% of the world's population must switch to a diet with lower carbon emissions. Professor Navin Ramankutty's team from the University of British Columbia in Canada announced on the 27th in the international academic journal Environmental Research: Food Systems that they analyzed data from 112 countries, which account for 99% of global food-related greenhouse gas emissions, and obtained these results. The research team estimated greenhouse gas emissions related to food by income level, stating that the top 15% emit 30% of the total food greenhouse gases, which is comparable to the total emissions of the bottom 50%. They noted that key high greenhouse gas emitting foods are meat, such as beef, and dairy products. The current global food system not ...