Comment Comment by Tade0 Key figure missing in this article is "by how much"?https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20221214-what-is-the-lowe...Compared to chicken breast it's about 2.87x less impactful, but the real offender is beef, which has 25x the footprint of tofu.Overall we really just need to get rid of beef. On an annual basis the carbon footprint of the respective protein sources is:-tofu - less than 500kg-chicken - less than 1250kg-beef - over 10 tonnesMix one part peas with two parts chicken and you're around a tonne - a reasonable amount without having to even touch tofu. parent Tade0 10 days ago
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20221214-what-is-the-lowe...
Compared to chicken breast it's about 2.87x less impactful, but the real offender is beef, which has 25x the footprint of tofu.
Overall we really just need to get rid of beef. On an annual basis the carbon footprint of the respective protein sources is:
-tofu - less than 500kg
-chicken - less than 1250kg
-beef - over 10 tonnes
Mix one part peas with two parts chicken and you're around a tonne - a reasonable amount without having to even touch tofu.