A proponent of the vegan diet writes a blog post that claims that the vegan diet is the only way to “reduce your carbon footprint, with respect to food, because it cuts your carbon footprint in half” and shows the graph above. Which of the following directly supports this claim?
(A) According to the 10% rule, only 10% of energy is passed from producers to consumers, so when humans consume animals, the energy harvested is greatly reduced.
(B) Livestock produce methane emissions and consume large amounts of plants every year.
(C) Deforestation for grazing livestock contributes to the loss of plants for carbon sequestration.
(D) Beef and lamb livestock—not chicken, fish, or pork—has the most dramatic impact on carbon footprint.

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CO₂/person 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 3.3 Meat Lover 2.5 1.9 Average No Beef 1.7 Vegetarian 1.5 Vegan Drinks Snacks, sugar Oils, spreads Fruits Vegetables Cereals, breads Dairy Chicken, fish, pork Beef, lamb