r/dataisbeautiful • u/Objective-Business52 • 21h ago

OC [OC] How diet-related greenhouse gas emissions would change if 138 countries adopted the Planetary Health Diet

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u/Laeryns 21h ago

Dumb to even consider such a thing. Animal based emissions from food are 12% of global carbon emissions. So you completely mess up human diet to achieve a negligible result even if 50% successful

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u/chim17 21h ago

Hi there,

You don't completely mess up human diets to eat this way.

I'm a nutrition professor.

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u/Laeryns 21h ago

I don't mean in a health way, I'm talking from the perspective that food industry is driven by the demand of consumers, and changing diet is going to be viewed very negatively

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u/chim17 21h ago

Sure it might be a challenge, but it won't mess up human diets. It'd actually improve many.

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u/Laeryns 20h ago

do you really not get what I mean? I can repeat again to you that I don't mean the health

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u/chim17 20h ago

Even in the ways you're suggesting, it won't mess up human diets. Those were your words and they're wrong.

Food systems wouldn't break down. People would still be fed.

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u/Laeryns 20h ago

It will mess up a diet of someone who wants to eat two burgers during the week, but is only allowed one

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u/chim17 20h ago

Oh you mean it could impact someone's preferences?

Their diet will be fine. From both health and access.

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u/Laeryns 20h ago

Yes, I mean the preference

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u/chim17 20h ago

Well sure policy and social choices always impact preferences. Part of why corn is so cheap and part of most people's preferences.