But the national goal of cutting meat intake by 30% over the next ten years is likely to be missed.
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The recommendations of experts aren’t reaching people in the supermarket aisles. So what can be done about it?
Realistic plant-based meat is now big business - and global fast food chains are finally starting to take notice. In doing so, they could significantly reduce meat’s role in the climate crisis.
Most consumers underestimate the greenhouse emissions associated with different foods. But environmental labels, similar to existing nutrition information, can help us make lower-impact choices.
A flexitarian is a vegetarian who eats small amounts of meat.
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Director of Behavioral Science & Policy Initiative, Schaeffer Institute of Public Policy & Government Service, USC Price School of Public Policy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Research Fellow, Management, University of Leeds
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Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Technology Sydney
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Health Sustainability Diets Researcher, University of Glasgow
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Researcher, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Honorary Research Fellow, University of Manchester
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Associate professor, Duke University
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Professor of Management and Organizations, Duke University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Sustainability, Université de Lausanne