What Elizabeth Dunn has said about Plant-based diet
1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 4, 2026
Elizabeth Dunn, Social psychologist and happiness researcher at the University of British Columbia, co-author of Leave the Lights On, has been quoted on Plant-based diet once in 1 episode of TED Radio Hour, most recently on September 4, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Dunn says Beyond Meat burgers are not especially low-carbon and that a BLT would produce fewer emissions.
“you would be better off eating a BLT than a Beyond Meat Burger in terms of carbon emissions”
TED Radio Hour: Less guilt, more joy: A new chapter for climate action (Sep 4, 2026) · Listen from 20:32
Episodes
Less guilt, more joy: A new chapter for climate actionTED Radio Hour · Sep 4, 2026 · 50 min
Manoush Zomorodi talks with social psychologist Elizabeth Dunn about climate actions that also increase happiness, featuring co-author Jiaying Zhao's TED Talk.
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