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21 January 2019updated 09 Sep 2021 4:21pm

Why a planetary health diet probably won’t save the world

New dietary advice follows an old formula: place the onus for climate change on individuals’ behaviour.

By Harry Harris

That we seem to be approaching something of an environmental collapse probably isn’t a surprise to anyone at this stage in the game, but still, attempts to rectify this feel incremental. Micro-charges for using plastic bags; a Cafe Nero discount if you use a KeepCup; those little compost bins you keep on top of your kitchen counter. Manageable but, if we’re being honest, negligible.

However, with the newly devised “planetary health diet”, scientists suggest we can become the masters of our own destiny, and save the world, all at the same time.

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