The student's method for the exploration is appropriate for the research question, as they have chosen a well-suited method to investigate the relationship between meat consumption, ecological footprint, and methane emissions. The proposed method allows for the collection of relevant and sufficient data from a large sample of countries, including EU-28 and the UK, covering multiple years. The method is described in sufficient detail to be replicated by others at a different time or setting, and the sampling approach is clearly outlined with reasoning for the choice of countries. However, the student should have listed and described any associated risks and ethical considerations, such as data accuracy, limitations of historical data, and potential biases in the selected data sources, as well as considerations related to data usage, transparency, and ensuring unbiased conclusions from secondary data.
