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I wish I could cope as good as you. Is going vegan the answer?
Reducing your meat consumption is likely the most effective way of lowering your personal climate 'footprint'.
You don't even have to go fully vegan. Use 20%, 30% or 50% less meat and you're already doing a lot.
Also look up climate impact of different types of food (and where it comes from), and use that to prioritize. Chicken, fish and pork are up to 10 times less impactful than beef.
carbon footprints are narrative devices
That's actually why I put it in quotations. I considered elaborating on the legitimate gripes on the concept of personal climate footprint, but figured that it was too off topic, and if someone wanted to discuss that, they would probably show up 😉.