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Lidl Beats Own Plant-Based Sales Target With Nearly 700% Uptake (plantbasednews.org)
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From 2020-2025, 400% increase was expected

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[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Transitioning to plant-based diets (PBDs) has the potential to reduce diet-related land use by 76%, diet-related greenhouse gas emissions by 49%, eutrophication by 49%, and green and blue water use by 21% and 14%, respectively, whilst garnering substantial health co-benefits

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Plant-based foods have a significantly smaller footprint on the environment than animal-based foods. Even the least sustainable vegetables and cereals cause less environmental harm than the lowest impact meat and dairy products [9].

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/8/1614/html