A new study has found that Buddhists in China offset about 40,000,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year by eating vegetarian. That's equivalent to 9.2% of the total greenhouse gas emissions of the country of France.
The study, authored by Ampere A. Tseng, from Arizona State University, titled “Reduction of Greenhouse-Gas Emissions by Chinese Buddhists with Vegetarian Diets: A Quantitative Assessment,” was published in the Journal of Contemporary Buddhism. The study suggests that environmental benefits could encourage more Buddhists to take up vegetarianism.
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