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Healthier global diets could cut farm emissions by 85% by 2050

A modeled shift to balanced eating patterns, including reduced meat and dairy, may significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and land-use change.

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A modeled global shift toward healthier dietary patterns could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from farmland and land-use change by 85% by 2050, according to research findings. The estimate applies to emissions specifically from land-use change, with some sources also referring to broader farmland emissions.

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Potential reduction in farmland and land-use change emissions by 2050 under a healthier global diet scenario

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  1. sciencedaily.comA healthier global diet could cut farm emissions by 85% (opens in a new window)
  2. aa.com.trHealthier diets could cut farmland emissions by 85%, study says (opens in a new window)
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