Vegan author Victoria Moran joins Climate Diet to reveal why animal agriculture — not cars — is driving climate change, and what a plant-based diet can actually do about it.

I'm Jane DeMarines, founder and executive director of Climate Diet, and in this episode I sit down with Victoria Moran — bestselling author of 14 books, founder of Main Street Vegan Academy, and one of VegNews' Top 10 Living Vegetarian Authors — to talk about the real link between what's on our plates and the climate crisis.

We get into the climate data behind animal agriculture and greenhouse gas emissions, why the word "vegan" still scares people away from plant-based eating (and what to say instead), the surprising blind-taste-test bias that proves plant-based food already tastes just as good as meat, the truth about vegan protein, and the strategy Victoria calls "attraction activism" — living in a way that draws people toward veganism instead of pushing them away.

Whether you're vegan-curious, already plant-based, or just here for the climate science, this conversation will change how you think about your next meal — and your carbon footprint.

🔗 RESOURCES & SOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Victoria Moran (official site): https://victoriamoran.com/ Main Street Vegan Academy: https://mainstreetvegan.com/ Victoria Moran, PETA's Sexiest Vegan Over 50 (2016): https://www.peta.org/media/news-releases/detroit-cardiologist-petas-sexiest-vegan-50/ Victoria Moran's 2024 Vegan Hall of Fame induction: https://www.compassionconsortium.org/victoriamoran

🎓 Want to become a certified vegan lifestyle coach or educator? Main Street Vegan Academy's 39th cohort runs this fall (October–November 2026). Use code VEGCOACH250 for $250 off, or email victoria@mainstreetvegan.com to ask about scholarships — tuition should never be the reason someone can't train.

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