You have probably heard that switching to a plant-based diet has a positive impact on the environment. Plant-based food, for example, reduces deforestation, water consumption and CO2 emissions. So you can really make a difference with your individual choices!
The biggest advantage of plant-based nutrition is that less animal feed is needed. For example, for 1 kilo of meat, 5 kilos of vegetable feed necessary. To make this animal feed, a lot of water, energy and land is needed. If we all eat more legumes, nuts, mushrooms, grains and seaweed, the impact on the environment is much smaller. Thus the CO2 emissions are 1 kilo per kilo of beans, while that is 19.4 kilos for 1 kilo of ground beef. That is almost 20 times as much! By eating more plant-based foods, we protect biodiversity, breathe cleaner air and prevent sea level rise.
By eating more plant-based, we save more water and burden the environment less. And that pays off in climate gains:to get closer to the climate targets of the Netherlands, we need to move towards 50% vegetable and 50% animal proteins. Now this division is still at 30-70, so there is still a lot of profit to be made!
A more plant-based diet is at least as effective as electric driving, less by plane or purchasing sustainable energy. And how nice is it that you can already contribute by eating good food? This requires no investment, and you don't have to make any concessions in convenience or taste. For every animal product there is a vegetable choice which is just as tasty! This way you contribute to a future-proof food pattern in an easy and tasty way.
Plant-based food has a very positive impact on the environment! It reduces the use of water, reduces deforestation and reduces greenhouse gas emissions (which are responsible for climate change). Did you know that if you don't eat meat one day a week for a year, you save 750 liters of water (that's more than 10 showers) and drive 587 kilometers of CO2 emissions (a car trip to Paris)? So you can make a big difference on your own. On zokanhetook.nu find tips and recipe inspiration so you can get started right away!
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