Dietary greenhouse gas emissions of meat-eaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians and vegans in the UK

01 July 2014

Peter Scarborough, Paul N. Appleby, Anja Mizdrak, Adam D. M. Briggs, Ruth C. Travis, Kathryn E. Bradbury, Timothy J. Key

Climatic Change, Volume 125, Issue 2 , pp 179-192 Cover Date: 2014-07-01 DOI: 10.1007/s10584-014-1169-1

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The production of animal-based foods is associated with higher greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than plant-based foods. The objective of this study was to estimate the difference in dietary GHG emissions between self-selected meat-eaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians and vegans in the UK.