Meat consumption emissions in the US: what the data shows
Beef is the single highest-emission food most Americans eat regularly. At 50–60 kg CO₂e per kilogram of product, it emits roughly 10 times more than poultry and 20 times more than most plant proteins. For a typical US omnivore, food accounts for 1.5–3.0 tCO₂e per year — and beef represents a disproportionate share of that […]