Study: Cutting meat consumption by a third could deliver 'outsized' climate and nature benefits

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A small switch to eating more plant proteins could deliver 'outsized benefits' for climate, nature and water, fresh research claims

Replacing just under a third of current meat consumption with plant proteins in global diets could deliver "outsized benefits" for the planet's climate and nature, fresh research has claimed. The study...

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