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Systemic change doesn’t happen without political will. Political will depends on personal opinions. Try to bring in systemic change with an election win but not overwhelming support then you get reactionary backlash like we’re seeing right now.

WRI published an interesting article on this subject a week or so ago:

https://www.wri.org/insights/climate-impact-behavior-shifts

Systemic pressure [e.g. voting / collective action] creates enabling conditions, but individuals need to complete the loop with our daily choices. It's a two-way street — bike lanes need cyclists, plant-based options need people to consume them. When we adopt these behaviors, we send critical market signals that businesses and governments respond to with more investment.

WRI's research quantifies the individual actions that matter most. While people worldwide tend to vastly overestimate the impact of some highly visible activities, such as recycling, our analysis reveals four significant changes that deliver meaningful emissions reductions.

If we simply stopped subsidizing meat consumption entirely the rising cost would shift more people to plant based diets.

But it has to be both if only because somebody has to show the way. Governments are not going to clamp down on meat ag when the whole electorate is cheerfully eating meat.

Personally I see the argument "I can't do anything, it's about the system!" as a extremely convenient cop-out. Any system is made up of individuals.

Meh. I wouldn’t eat chicken these days either. You should see how it’s made. Corporate farming is abhorrent.

Those of us in the USA should be asking if we think meat will be safe now that many regulations have been removed.

They've gotta check with best friend's cousins former roommate who runs a "sustainable" slaughter house where they "exclusively" (once a year) source their meat.

No, its also the environmental impact. We passed 350 ppm.

The article is nonsense because it must be zero. We're already in a positive feedback loop. We have to reduce all emissions to zero to mitigate as much as possible. There is no amount of emissions that are acceptable.

If you’re only eating two breasts a week, people can spring for the free range stuff

Dairy has the same problems as beef. Remember, you also have to grow food to feed the food, so it's inherently a net loss of calories.

Vegetables aren't so scary, are they?

We really don't need lab grown stuff when the meat alternatives on the market now are already so good

If you haven't tried any yet, I highly recommend Impossible meat, it's virtually indistinguishable from the real thing. Quorn is another great option.

And on a budget, Seitan is also fantastic.

Just buy beans.

Stop pointing the finger at anyone but yourself.

You're not avantgarde. Veganism is a thing.

Good on you!

When my wife and I started being conscious about our food intake, it wasn't too bad to give up red meat, and shrink meat portions / add veggies.

It took us months of learning / trying new recipes to actually get to the point where we were consistently eating fewer than 14 meat-centric meals a week (lunch/dinner). Once we got comfortable cooking plant based dishes though, we had built up so much momentum that we went from 1 or 2 plant based meals a week to 100% in just a few weeks.

It takes a long time to build up that comfort level, but at some point a switch just flips and the new "normal" is just as easy as what you were used to.

Typically we don't need to eat meat when we are wealthy; we eat unsustainable meat when there is a famine because we must.

What if I told you we already have beans..

Oh god no.

Look at how much we fucked up natural meat with all the hormones and feed. Lab grown meat must be cheaper to make to compete with it, so imagine how atrocious the quality of it will be, from both health and nutrition perspective.