Union of Concerned Scientists

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Source: Union of Concerned Scientists

 

*Food choices*. You can stretch your budget and significantly reduce

your contribution to global warming by eating less meat and dairy. Meat

generally costs more per pound than other protein sources such as beans

and tofu, and livestock production is more resource-intensive: it takes

three pounds of grain (as livestock feed) to produce one pound of

chicken, and 7 to 10 pounds of grain to produce one pound of beef. As a

result, it generates more heat-trapping emissions (including nitrous

oxide from grain production and methane released by cows and other

ruminants) than plant-based foods grown specifically for human

consumption. When you do buy meat or dairy products, choose those that

have been pasture-raised, since grasses require less fertilizer and

pesticide than grains.