ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF MEAT PRODUCTION | Primary Production/Meat and the EnvironmentThe demand for animal products is predicted to double by 2050 and already today, the global livestock sector is one of the top
Thus the bulk of the growth in meat is predicted to occur in developing countries, with China, India and Brazil already representing two thirds of current meat production.ScollanMoranScollan, N., Moran, D., Joong Kim, E. & Thomas, C., 2010. The Environmental Impact of Meat Production ...
“[There’s] the possibility to use that land for plant-based protein production, nature and extra renewable energy production, which in turn influences the CO2 emissions of cultivated meat,” he says.Depending on the scenario, cultivated meat can have either a higher...
These estimates only captured one aspect of the environmental impact of food systems, and the data for GHG emissions were derived from a single source with no information about variation within individual food groups due to sourcing or production15. Also, GHG emissions data were not presented as ...
Environmental impact on soil and water In the past few decades the so called “livestock revolution” has occurred, implying a growth in meat consumption worldwide, which led to an increase of waste by livestock systems that pose dangers to the environment (Delgado et al., 2016). Often, nutr...
Ruminant meat provides valuable protein to humans, but livestock production has many negative environmental impacts, especially in terms of deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, water use and eutrophication1. In addition to a dietary shift towards plant-based diets2, imitation products, including plant...
The message from the study is "whenever possible try to replace beef with other sources of protein from animal sources," said Eshel, who said he doesn't eat meat now but used to raise cattle on a kibbutz in Israel. Nutrition scientists Marion Nestle at New York University and Malden Neshei...
Importantly, the cumulative pressure per unit of food production (efficiency) varies spatially for each food type such that rankings of foods by efficiency differ sharply among countries. These disparities provide the foundation for efforts to steer consumption towards lower-impact foods and ultimately ...
The modern food system is characterized with high environmental impact, which is in many cases associated with increased rates of animal production and overconsumption. The adoption of alternatives to meat proteins (insects, plants, mycoprotein, microalgae, cultured meat, etc.) might potentially influe...
To date, impact reductions have focused on food production processes, however eating patterns, the drivers behind production demand, need to also be understood3. For example, the growing trend of Western eating patterns, typically characterized by high meat intakes, are associated with high climate ...