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    This document discusses the relationship between food, diet, and climate change. It provides data showing that meat consumption per capita varies significantly around the world, with the highest levels in the US, Canada, and other western nations. It also shows that Americans' actual intake of proteins like meat exceeds dietary recommendations, while intake of plant-based foods like legumes and vegetables falls short of guidelines. Different diets have varying carbon footprints, with high meat-eating diets having the largest footprint. Red meat like beef has especially high greenhouse gas emissions per unit of weight and protein compared to other foods like fish, eggs, beans and grains. The document concludes with recommendations for eating more sustainably, such as limiting meat and eggs to 120

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    This document discusses the relationship between food, diet, and climate change. It provides data showing that meat consumption per capita varies significantly around the world, with the highest levels in the US, Canada, and other western nations. It also shows that Americans' actual intake of proteins like meat exceeds dietary recommendations, while intake of plant-based foods like legumes and vegetables falls short of guidelines. Different diets have varying carbon footprints, with high meat-eating diets having the largest footprint. Red meat like beef has especially high greenhouse gas emissions per unit of weight and protein compared to other foods like fish, eggs, beans and grains. The document concludes with recommendations for eating more sustainably, such as limiting meat and eggs to 120

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    This document discusses the relationship between food, diet, and climate change. It provides data showing that meat consumption per capita varies significantly around the world, with the highest levels in the US, Canada, and other western nations. It also shows that Americans' actual intake of proteins like meat exceeds dietary recommendations, while intake of plant-based foods like legumes and vegetables falls short of guidelines. Different diets have varying carbon footprints, with high meat-eating diets having the largest footprint. Red meat like beef has especially high greenhouse gas emissions per unit of weight and protein compared to other foods like fish, eggs, beans and grains. The document concludes with recommendations for eating more sustainably, such as limiting meat and eggs to 120

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    Food and

    climate change

    How can you eat more sustainably?

    Source: For Free Choice Institute (2020).


    Meat consumption per capita globally

    140

    120
    [kg/capita/year]

    100

    80

    60

    40

    20

    0
    USA Canada EU Russia China Japan Egypt India World

    Source: FAOSTAT (2017).


    Dietary recommendations versus actual intake
    Meats, poultry, eggs Legumes (beans & peas)
    50
    50 45
    Ounce-Equivalents

    40
    40 35
    30
    30
    25
    20
    20
    15
    10 10
    5
    0 0
    1 to 3 4 to 8 9 to 13 14 to 18 19 t0 30 31 to 50 51 to 70 71+
    Males (years)

    Series1 Average weekly intake

    Vegetables
    4 4
    3.5 3.5
    Ounce-Equivalents

    3 3
    2.5 2.5
    2 2
    1.5 1.5
    1 1
    0.5 0.5
    0 0
    1 to 3 4 to 8 9 to 13 14 to 18 19 t0 30 31 to 50 51 to 70 71+

    Source: USDA (2015). Series1 Average intake ranges


    Greenhouse gas emissions of different diets
    Carbon footprint [kg CO2 e/2000 kcal]

    2
    High meat-eater Low meat-eater Fish-eater Vegetarian Vegan

    Source: Scarborough et al. (2014).


    Greenhouse gas emissions per weight and
    protein content
    70
    Kg CO2 e per kg and per 100g protein

    60

    50

    40

    30

    20

    10

    0
    Beef Lamb Pork Bacon White fish Oily fish Chicken Cheese Eggs Tofu Quorn Frozen Beans or Baked
    (salmon) peas chickpeas beans
    (canned)
    Total GHGe [kgCO2e/kgcooked] Total GHGe [kgCO2e/100 g_protein]

    Source: Frankowska et al (2020).


    Eating more sustainably

     120g of meat and eggs per week


     Reduce alcohol, chocolate and coffee
     Reduce overconsumption
     Reduce food waste

    Source: Miller (2020).


    Food and
    climate change

    Thank you

    Source: For Free Choice Institute (2020).

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