減少73％碳足跡
Many individuals are making lifestyle choices that can positively affect the current climate crisis.
許多人紛紛選擇對目前氣候危機有正面影響的生活方式。
positively(adv.)正面地、積極地negatively(adv.)負面地、消極地
One of the main ways is to reduce the carbon footprints of their diets and personal consumption.
其中一種主要的方式便是減少飲食和個人消費帶來的碳足跡。
consumption(n.)消費、消耗、攝取consume(v.)消費、消耗、攝取energy, fuel consumption 能源、燃油消耗conspicuous consumption 炫耀性消費alcohol, caffeine consumption 酒精、咖啡因攝取(量)
In order to reduce the amount of carbon used in producing their food and other items that they use, vegans abstain from eating all animal products, including meat, seafood, dairy and honey, as well as not using products made from animals, such as leather.
為了減少生產食品與其他用品使用的碳，純素主義者戒除肉類、海鮮、乳製品與蜂蜜等動物來源食品，也不使用皮革等動物產品。
abstain from (doing) sth. 戒除做某事abstain from voting 放棄投票權
Vegans see their choices as a way to lower harm done to the environment and other living beings through farming and production practices.
純素主義者將他們的選擇視為透過農業與生產行為，降低對環境與其他生物造成危害的方法。
regard sth. as=consider sth. (to be)practice(n.)做法、慣例、習俗
An Oxford University study found that an individual who goes vegan can reduce their carbon footprint from food by up to 73 percent.
牛津大學的研究發現，純素主義者在飲食上可減少高達73％的碳足跡。
Since the meat and dairy industries produce a large amount of greenhouse gases, waste a lot of resources and create environmental pollution, a vegan diet avoids these negative climate impacts.
由於肉與乳製品業會產生大量的溫室氣體，浪費許多資源並造成環境污染，純素飲食可避免這些氣候相關的負面影響。
pollution(n.)污染chemical pollution 化學污染noise pollution 噪音汙染
Although experts say that going vegan alone cannot solve the climate crisis, it can help reduce global warming.
儘管專家表示光吃素無法解決氣候危機，但卻有助於減緩全球暖化。
solve(v.)解決solve a mystery 解開謎團solve a crime 偵破案件solve an equation 解開方程式
For those who can’t follow such a strict diet, even reducing meat and dairy consumption by a small amount can also help fight climate change.
對於無法嚴格吃素的人，少量減少肉與乳製品的攝取亦有助於對抗氣候變遷。
strict(adj.)嚴格的、嚴厲的go on a diet 節食low-carb diet 低碳飲食ketogenic diet 生酮飲食