In 2024, the EC did a study on how best to achieve a 90% emissions cut by 2040.
The LIFE scenario stuck out head and shoulders. Including a dietary shift toward vegetable protein achieved the climate goal for a cost that is 2.6 TeraEuro cheaper than getting there purely through technological means.
Co-benefits:
Food security
Biodiversity and nature conservation
Much reduced nitrogen problem
Less deforestation in the Americas
Healthier people
But nobody talks about it.
https://decorrespondent.nl/16980/europa-moet-anders-gaan-eten-niet-uit-idealisme-maar-uit-veiligheidsoverwegingen/c8ae2cc6-4077-0313-0275-284c378d3217
