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Nicole Allenden, PhD Candidate, School of Psychology, University of New England

Vegetarian diets may be better for the planet – but the Mediterranean diet is the one omnivores will actually adopt

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What we eat and how we produce food matters. Food systems are responsible for more than a quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.

We cannot fully tackle the climate crisis without reducing the greenhouse footprint of our food. The issue is only becoming more urgent, as world population climbs alongside hunger stemming from war disruption of food exports. As people get richer and more urbanised, global consumption of meat and dairy products also grows.

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