Many countries have begun to adopt low-carbon, plant-based diets as national food policies

With national decarbonization plans calling for a focus on food-related greenhouse gas emissions, the four countries have put plant-based diets front and center in domestic climate policies.

It took 26 COPs (international climate change conferences where world leaders come together to discuss decarbonization plans and commitments) before food was officially included on the agenda, finally placing diet policy at the heart of climate action and dialogue.

A United Nations report linking livestock production to greenhouse gas emissions was first released in 2006, a few years after mainstream headlines highlighted the link and told readers that reducing meat and dairy consumption was the biggest way to lower one's carbon footprint. . Scientists around the world have designed a planet-healthy diet called the Eat-Lancet Diet Report, which calls for a 50% reduction in red meat intake. But national government policies to reduce meat consumption have been slow to implement, creating a minefield that many politicians and bureaucrats don't want to tread.

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