{
  "id": 17538879,
  "title": "Vegan diet: Nothing from animals on the plate - what does that do for the climate?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/vegane-ernahrung-nichts-vom-tier-auf-dem-teller-was-bringt-das-furs",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-01T05:00:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/forschung-innovation/vegane-ernaehrung-nichts-vom-tier-auf-dem-teller-was-bringt-das-fuers-klima/100266398.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "A 26-year-old musician from Cologne, Ben, has been following a vegan diet for several years, citing animal welfare and climate protection as his main motivations. Veganism can help reduce one's carbon footprint, as plant-based foods tend to generate fewer greenhouse gases than animal products. According to Nils Rettenmaier from the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg (ifeu), a person who eats a vegan diet can save 55 to 60 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with food compared to a person with a typical German diet. However, Rettenmaier notes that other aspects of life, such as transportation, also play a significant role in determining one's overall carbon footprint. The United Nations has warned that the Earth is on track to warm by 2.8 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from food production is seen as a key step in mitigating climate change.",
  "summary": "Millions of people in Germany eat a vegetarian or vegan diet. Animal welfare and the climate factor play a role. In fact, climate protection can also take place on the plate, experts say.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}