Are Vegetable Oils High Carbon & Bad For Climate Change?

CleanTechnica
By Jake RichardsonApr 20, 2026, 12:34 pm125 ptsTrending
After writing about some of the worst foods for climate change, which are beef and dairy products, farmed shrimp, lamb, and pork, I wondered if vegetable oils too have a high carbon footprint. It turns out, they do, according to this article about a 2022 study: ““Whilst vegetable oils might ... [continued]…

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