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Meat accounts for nearly 60% of all greenhouse gases from food production, study finds

By Oliver Milman

13 Sep 2021 · 3 min read

Meat accounts for nearly 60% of all greenhouse gases from food production, study finds

Production of meat worldwide causes twice the pollution of production of plant-based foods, a major new study has found

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