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The Climate Faithful Have Developed Religious Dietary Restrictions (and You Guessed It \u2014 We\u2019ll All Be Expected to Eat This Way)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jews eat kosher, Muslims have halal, Hindus eschew meat, and many Christians fast during Lent. So naturally, the fastest-growing religion today \u2014 earth and climate worship \u2014 is developing its own faith-based dietary restrictions.<\/p>\n

\u201cClimatarians\u201d (also called \u201creducitarians\u201d or \u201cclimavores\u201d) are people who make their food choices based on how what they eat will impact the earth, with the aim of reducing their carbon \u201cfoodprint.\u201d The Earthist version of original sin is that, simply by living, people commit climate sin every time they eat, breathe, travel, and heat or cool their homes. Naturally, the younger generations are the most pious Earthists, having been recently exposed to the most evangelical Earthist education system yet.<\/p>\n

\u201cClimavores, as you might expect, follow a diet less defined by ingredients\u2014unlike veganism, for example,\u201d global consulting firm Kearney\u00a0informs<\/a>\u00a0us. \u201cInstead, Climavores actively make food choices based on climate impacts, practicing climate-conscious eating based on a series of dietary trade-offs intended to benefit the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Climavores see beef, lamb, and cheese at the very top of the environmental damage scale; pork is in the middle, followed by chicken and eggs. Plants of all kinds typically have the lowest impact. \u2026<\/p>\n

Most Climavores eschew labels, viewing climate-conscious food choices paired with their efforts to \u201clive and shop green\u201d beyond food as a meaningful way to personally impact environmental outcomes. Our survey found this is especially true among younger consumers. Respondents 18 to 44 years old were up to twice as likely to consider the environmental impact of their food choices.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And as the older faiths are gradually supplanted by the Church of the Climate, societal changes are in the works that reflect and support the new religion. Axios\u00a0reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Food manufacturers, restaurants, and supermarkets are racing to cater to the zeal for lower-carbon eating choices, which has people eschewing\u00a0plastic packaging<\/a>, ingredients flown in from afar, and foods that are environmentally damaging to produce. \u2026<\/p>\n

Terms like \u201cclimatarian<\/a>\u201d are getting newfound attention from corporate America as young consumers gravitate toward what they perceive as \u201cgreen\u201d diets.<\/p>\n