Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 days agoEating less meat ‘like taking 8m cars off road’lockwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square161fedilinkarrow-up1270arrow-down150
arrow-up1220arrow-down1external-linkEating less meat ‘like taking 8m cars off road’lockwww.bbc.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square161fedilink
minus-squareMNByChoice@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days agoI am a fan of context. There were about 29.1 million vehicles on the road in the USA in 2023. 8 million is a lot, and part of the overall solution. Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/859950/vehicles-in-operation-by-quarter-united-states/
minus-squareNot_mikey@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-23 days agoThe article is just about the u.k. The number would be larger for the u.s. due to both population size, and that the u.s. eats more meat, around 50% more. Although we do drive more per car here as well, so that may effect it as well.
I am a fan of context. There were about 29.1 million vehicles on the road in the USA in 2023.
8 million is a lot, and part of the overall solution.
Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/859950/vehicles-in-operation-by-quarter-united-states/
The article is just about the u.k. The number would be larger for the u.s. due to both population size, and that the u.s. eats more meat, around 50% more. Although we do drive more per car here as well, so that may effect it as well.