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How do meat consumers' ecological footprints compare to vegetarians'?

Cliff Matthaus

Meat consumers' ecological footprints are usually bigger than vegetarians' because producing meat takes a lot of resources like land, water, and energy. Also, cows and other animals that we eat create a lot of greenhouse gases that are bad for the environment.

When we talk about ecological footprints, we mean how much we impact the environment by using resources and creating waste. The bigger our ecological footprint, the more we harm the environment.

Vegetarians generally have a smaller ecological footprint than meat consumers because they eat foods that require fewer resources to produce. For example, it takes much less water and land to grow vegetables than to raise animals for meat.

Eating less meat or becoming a vegetarian can be good for the environment because it means less resources are used and less greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere. If more people choose to eat less meat or become vegetarian, our ecological footprints will become smaller, and we'll have a healthier planet.