Going veggie could save slash emissions and prevent 8 million deaths a year

The Ecologist
Mar 30, 2016, 11:43 am46 pts
Oxford researchers have quantified the benefits of the world becoming vegetarian, writes Marco Springmann. Their study shows that simple changes - like moving to diets low in meat and high in fruit and vegetables - could lead to significant reduction in mortality and health care costs, while cutting food sector…

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