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Letter: This source of greenhouse gas is a little unsettling

Published 29 September 2021

From Richard Pickering,Ludlow, Shropshire, UK

I am somewhat worried that I am contributing to climate change since I am apparently farting seven times more on a plant-based diet (11 September, p 14). Please tell me that my vegetarian lifestyle will, to some extent, offset the damage from my noxious fumes.

Issue no. 3354 published 2 October 2021

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