I feel very grateful that I grew up in a non-veg household that still ate tofu. And now I am a tofu fiend.

However, eggs are still far less impactful than beef, so, protein options still exist, not to mention all the nuts and beans out there.

Also, what about vegetables? Though I admit these should be part of a diet no matter what your diet is, so doesn't really count.

It's not all carbs in non-meat land, is all I'm saying.

Power to you for whatever works for you though, no judgement.

I eat pretty much the same, except almost zero carbs because of diabetes. But I've been eating like this for decades because my stomach just can't handle most beef or pork at all (except the sausage) ... it sits like a rock in my gut and takes almost a full day to start feeling normal again.

Actually, quite the opposite. As long as you buy beef, cattle will continue to be a major driver of climate change. Under capitalism, it only gets produced because you buy it

The article literally says producers, consumers, and government are all part of it.

We've gotten to the point that any mention of what an individual can do to reduce their carbon impact is met with "stop blaming us!"

The reality is that we are all responsible and we all have to change, including individuals. You just don't want to change, you want everyone else to. You are just like the rich person that says they care about global warming, as they turn around and jump on their private jet.

When will the average persons tipping point be?

When its too expensive to buy meat. Its not like this is new either. Here's meat consumption over the last 100 years in the USA:

It tracks decently with the rise in GDP in the USA:

Individual people choosing to "do the right thing" is never going to work. It doesn't matter if any individual chooses the right food, or kind of car, anything else.

Blameing people for not cutting their meat intake, is misplaced.

The government needs to change the market by subsidizing "good" things and taxing "bad" things. That's the only way to change behavior at scale.

Yep, sick of being told I'm the problem and should change my way of living when a single private flight dumps more CO2 into the air than my car puts out in half a year, not to mention the fuel usage.

The term flexitarian is new to me anyway. Happy this concept is getting more press anyway

it's pretty crazy that no one in this thread has mentioned that going vegan would have a larger impact.

Yes.

The best thing you can do to limit global warming without political power is to not reproduce. The next best thing is to quit eating meat. The less meat you eat the better. And as a bonus it’s highly unlikely to be as much of a sacrifice as not having a wanted child.

Ehh, what you call yourself isn't important. The point is you're still eating a diet that's compatible with not fucking the environment

Wait what did they put in the diet pepsi?

And what do those companies produce? A lot of them make food. They don’t give a fuck as long as people keep eating insane amounts of meat.

But if it makes you feel better, abdicate your personal responsibility and point the finger. But no matter how you vote, it won’t save the world as long as meat production is going up. They don’t raise the cows if you don’t buy the beef