US Cities' Meat Carbon Emissions Comparable To Fossil Fuel Use

A new study has quantified the carbon footprint of meat consumption across 3,531 cities across the United States. Each year, the cities consume 11 million tons of meat; the production, transport, and preparation of all that leads to 329 million tons of carbon emissions. This analysis is the first to systematically look at the details of these emissions and suggest how, at the very least, this could be halved without much trouble. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Meat and dairy consumption and production have contributed substantially to greenhouse gas emissions, though the exact contribution often cannot be determined due to the complexity of the supply chain network. National averages might cover those gaps, but doin