"The more you can cut down on animal products, especially beef, that is the single biggest action for biodiversity and it is a really powerful climate action."

Kimberly Nicholas

Modifying your diet to reduce animal products is one of the most effective personal climate actions because the livestock sector is a disproportionate driver of global greenhouse gas emissions, land degradation, and biodiversity loss.

Raising livestock requires immense amounts of land and water. Over 75% of global agricultural land is used for livestock grazing and growing animal feed. Furthermore, producing one kilogram of beef requires approximately 15,000 litres of water, compared to a kilogram of vegetables that requires ~300 litres.

Try to reduce or even cut out animal products from your diet. The Planetary Health Diet can provide you a framework with which to modify how you eat.