Everything regarding Agriculture (not just in the US, look at how much of the russian harvest is just rotting on the fields this year because of the lack of fuel) is heavily dependent mostly on diesel fuel. All those large machines use lots of fuel, and they are used in every step - preparing the ground, fertilizing, planting and harvesting. The way the US is doing things, transportation also uses fuel for giant fleets of trucks for most of the distance - transportation by train exists, but suffers from decades of neglect and having to compete with subsidized fuel prices. If americans had to pay for fuel without externalizing costs, i'm sure that the train network would suddenly have enough resources to expand and do long overdue maintenance.

Sure, cattle is a huge part of the problem, but the above process is CO2-heavy even in areas where it would not have to be.

Little is from beef. Beef, while the worst for emissions per calorie, is a tiny part of the overall food chain. Grains dominate.

You will get closer, but I suspect your nation is simply too wealthy to hit the target. The UK is 2.25x higher than two tonnes per capita.

It might be achievable if you cycle, never step foot on an aircraft, eat a local vegetarian diet, live in a small space heated with a heat pump, and buy solely used durable products. Again, there's too much carbon in the supply chain and government services like road maintenance

Of course, you are miles ahead of the US.

if you insist

so while you're on your high horse: we know a few people who have made dietary decisions. i know a shitton of people with severe dietary restrictions that have made those decisions for them. they look identical from the outside. if you look at someone else's plate, you should have two things to check for: whether they have enough to eat, and whether something on there looks good enough you want to try some/ask how to make it.

that's my high horse