INFOGRAPHIC: Why a vegetarian diet is good for the environment

FACT:Vegetarians cause 2,34 times less food related CO2 emissions and use up 3,53 times less food related water than their meat-eating friends!

Having a vegetarian diet could have a huge and beneficial impact on our climate, as meat production uses big amounts of water, CO2 and other natural resources.

Replacing meat with vegetarian substitutes could save 72% of water used in food industry and reduce CO2 emissions by 57%, as illustrated by the example in our animated infographic.

Animated graphic created by Mia Korab.