after calculating my carbon footprint, i found that my carbon footprint in the food category was much lower. i am pescatarian. taking things like meat, dairy and eggs changes your footprint drastically. I have not ate eggs and dairy in a year and I am proud of the choice I have made. if there was a regulation of meat people could eat weekly, I belive the carbon footprint of all humanity would change for the better.

I agree that our carbon footprint in the food category is mainly driven by the amount of meat you eat per week. Eating beef causes your carbon footprint to sky rocket because cows emit a lot of carbon. By cutting down on the amount of beef I eat per week I noticed that in the food category my carbon footprint is barely below average for our region. A regulation on the amount of meat a person can eat per week probably will not happen, but the inventions of meat made out of vegetables might help. This will help meat eaters reduce how much meat they will eat per week by supplementing their diets with vegetables that taste like meat.

Our food category in our carbon footprint is mostly driven by meat. Carbon is being used just by feeding and taking care of the cow. As humans we do all of that just to kill the animal and eat it. Many people think eating meat will be the only way to gain muscle and stay healthy, however; that is not the case. Eating less meat and replacing it with plant based food can actually be healthier for people a study has shown from Jillian Kubala a trusted food specialist. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/pl … diet-guide

I can somewhat relate to what Sophie was saying. I was born with allergies to food like, eggs, fish, shellfish, nuts, sesame seeds, dairy and tree nuts. Because of all of these allergies my food portion of the carbon footprint was substantially low. I think your idea of having a meat regulation is a very reasonable and efficient idea. I think an attainable way to regulate the intake of meat we consume daily would to measure it by calories. We should also advertise more eco friendly meats such as chicken, and turkey and reduce the meat intake of beef and lamb. If you were to cut meat and dairy out of your diet completely you could reduce your carbon footprint by two thirds according to a study done by oxford. Ive done some research, and it may be hard to cut meat completely out of your diet but we can try to adapt to a "flexitarian diet" which involves eating more eco friendly meat and only occasionally. This would cut gas emissions by 56 percent and  would reduce other environmental impacts by 6 to 22 percent. Overall I think you made some really good points and we should all take into account your ideas.