Being vegan isn’t as good for humanity as you think
“But the vegan diet stood out because it was the only diet that used no perennial cropland at all, and, as a result, would waste the chance to produce a lot of food.”
This study was trying to figure out what would happen if everyone in the US followed the same diet. That’s probably not that useful for individual decision making. Even if lots and lots of people became vegan we wouldn’t stop using grazing land, we would just raise less grain-fed animals.
Also, this analysis doesn’t seem to consider animal suffering, which I personally find important.
Being vegan isn’t as good for humanity as you think
“But the vegan diet stood out because it was the only diet that used no perennial cropland at all, and, as a result, would waste the chance to produce a lot of food.”
http://qz.com/749443/being-vegan-isnt-as-environmentally-friendly-as-you-think/
This study was trying to figure out what would happen if everyone in the US followed the same diet. That’s probably not that useful for individual decision making. Even if lots and lots of people became vegan we wouldn’t stop using grazing land, we would just raise less grain-fed animals.
Also, this analysis doesn’t seem to consider animal suffering, which I personally find important.