Local Food vs Low-Carbon Food: Understanding the Difference
Local food is defined by geographic proximity, while low-carbon food is defined by its total greenhouse gas emissions across the entire supply chain. Although…
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Sustainable Diets
Offers guidance on dietary choices that reduce environmental footprints
Planetary Health Diet Explained: The EAT-Lancet Commission Report
The EAT-Lancet Commission proposed a global reference diet that could feed 10 billion people by 2050 while preventing about 11 million premature deaths annually…
Which Foods Have the Largest Environmental Footprint?
Animal-based foods, particularly beef and lamb, have the largest environmental footprints in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, land use, and water consumption. Plant-based foods…