Got Milk? That Won’t Murder The Planet?
The Degreed Class At Its Finest — and Worst
Isaac Emery (“food sustainability” consultant) and Liz Specht (Good Food Institute) “emphasize whether it’s coconut, soy or oat, consumers should drink whatever plant milk is most appealing to them and not fret over sustainability shortcomings, which are chump change compared with the environmental harms from dairy.”
“Drink what you want,” says Emery. “If you’re going with plant milk instead of animal milk, you’ve already addressed most of the environmental problems that your animal milk habit was causing.” (emphasis added)
“A 2018 study by researchers at the University of Oxford showed that producing a glass of dairy milk results in almost three times more greenhouse gas emissions than any plant-based milk and it consumes nine times more land than any of the milk alternatives.”
Annette McGivney | The Guardian
Give McGivney credit for a well written article and calming our misplaced fears. If we’re not drinking animal milk, we’re addressing…
