5. An alternative that is rich in fiber and protein.
Cutting out meat and replacing it with plants could have a huge carbon-cutting effect. In fact, according to a report recently covered by Popular Science, “the most effective regimens [for cutting climate changing-causing emissions] were veganism, which swaps meats out for plants, and a low-food-chain plan, which swaps them for insects, foraging fish, and bivalves.” In general, foods “that are low on the food chain don’t require feed-based agriculture, so their net emissions are generally low.”
