Plant-based meals are what we should be eating in a net zero world. If we reduced the amount of meat and dairy we eat, it would reduce deforestation and carbon emissions dramatically. Less land would be required to grow our food because raising animals and feeding them takes up so much land. If everyone switched to a plant-based diet tomorrow, carbon emissions would drop 10%-20% quickly. It is the easiest and quickest way to reduce your carbon footprint (by 1 ton a year), it will make you much healthier and save you up to £560 a year per person in your household. Below are some plant-based dinner options suggested by Harvard Medical School that give a boost to your health as well as reduce your carbon footprint:

Tofu skewer kebabs with quinoa salad

Tofu can be a substitute for chicken on skewered kebabs, with vegetables such as peppers, tomatoes and red onion. Adding a quinoa salad raises the nutritional value of the meal.

Vegetable pasta

Whole-wheat pasta with cannellini beans and peas, with a salad of lettuce, cherry tomatoes, olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

Vegetarian chilli with orzo salad

Vegetarian chilli is made of kidney beans, black beans, green pepper, tomato sauce and rice. A healthy side is an orzo salad with cherry tomatoes, red onion, peppers and feta cheese.