Modelling a shift to sustainable diets
A massive shift towards more plant-based diets has in recent years been identified as an important element in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and competition for land. So far, most research has focused on what a sustainable diet would look like. Few studies have explored if and how food cultures w...
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| Published in: | Acid news no. 4; p. 14 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Goteborg
Swedish N G O Secretariat on Acid Rain
01-12-2019
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| Summary: | A massive shift towards more plant-based diets has in recent years been identified as an important element in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and competition for land. So far, most research has focused on what a sustainable diet would look like. Few studies have explored if and how food cultures with less meat could become widespread on a global scale. In a recent paper, Sibel Eker et al. use integrated assessment modelling (IAM) to analyse the likely uptake of vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian diets in a larger population, and the environmental benefits that would follow. IAM is a widely used tool for estimating the potential of environmental policy options, since it explores the connections between society and the natural world. The team modelled a differentiated population taking into account gender, age and educational level. The population was then divided into two groups: those who followed a meat-based diet and those who had adopted a vegetarian diet. |
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| ISSN: | 0281-5087 2002-7869 |