Is it better for your carbon footprint to go fully vegetarian but keep eating dairy, or to keep eating meat but drop beef and dairy?
Say you're interested in changing your diet in order to reduce your personal carbon footprint. And say you're not ready to go fully vegan yet. Which of the following scenarios is likely to be better:
1. Stop eating all meat, but continue to consume dairy products.
2. Stop eating any cattle products, including dairy, but continue to eat poultry, pork, and other meats.
(Bonus question: does the answer change based on whether or not you stop eating fish in scenario #1?)