Diet
Transitioning to predominantly plant-based diets would cut greenhouse emissions and improve health, but these dietary choices must be accessible to all.
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More sustainable diets are typically high in plant-based food and low in animal-sourced and processed foods, and have been shown to have great benefits to human health, increase average life expectancy, and decrease the risk of lung or stomach cancer.
Based on evidence included in the Pathfinder review, though the environmental benefits of reducing red meat consumption are compelling, the health benefits of dietary change appear to result mainly from increased consumption of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
Dietary shifts could also cut greenhouse gas emissions from the AFOLU sector by more than half and reduce forest loss by 20% between 2030 and 2050 compared with current trends.
A woman buying vegetables in Jaipur, India
Data from the Umbrella Review
Climate mitigation actions whose health co-benefits arise from changes in. All outcomes have been reported at the national scale; actions are assumed to be implemented maximally across the country they were modelled or implemented within.
