Easy diet changes can lower carbon footprint, according to study

Researchers led by the Stanford School of Medicine have identified a set of simple food swaps that can make a big difference in an individual’s carbon footprint—without the need for a drastic dietary overhaul. The suggestions include exchanges as easy as replacing beef with chicken in a burrito or selecting plant-based milk over dairy. If universally adopted, such choices would lower the U.S. dietary carbon footprint by more than 35%, the researchers found.