Protein efficiency per unit energy and per unit greenhouse gas emissions: Potential contribution of diet choices to climate change mitigation

Food Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 562-570

  González, Alejandro D ^a   Frostell, Björn ^b   Carlsson Kanyama, Annika ^c  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Energy use; Food production; Food transport; GHG emissions; Protein; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD PRODUCTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; PROTEIN; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

SWEDEN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80051904439     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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