Energy Intake and Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Different Food Types (IMAGE)

Chalmers University of Technology

Energy Intake and Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Different Food Types

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Energy intake and greenhouse gas emissions for different food types, and aggregate effects for different diets. The "current diet" refers to the average for Sweden. Smallest climate impacts are caused by the vegan diet, which consists entirely of non-livestock food. However, the major gain comes from reduced consumption of ruminants (beef and dairy). According to a previous study from Chalmers University of Technology, each person on earth can emit an average maximum of 2000 kg of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2-e) annually by 2050, if we are to meet the 2 degrees target for the warming of the earth's average temperature.

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David Bryngelsson

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