BONUS: Your questions answered, plus our favorite moments of 2024

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Before we ring in the New Year, Living Planet has some answers to your listener questions. Which is better for the environment: reusable or paper coffee cups? And what about the water footprint of the meat industry? Does it really take 15,000 liters of water to produce one kilo of beef? Plus, our favorite moments of 2024.

27 Dec 2024 English Germany Society & Culture · Health & Fitness

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