The impact of global dietary guidelines on climate change

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 49, Issue , 2018, Pages 46-55

  Ritchie, Hannah ^a   Reay, David S ^a   Higgins, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate; Dietary guidelines; Food; Livestock; Protein; Sustainable nutrition

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD SUPPLY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE GAS; GUIDELINE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 85044103655     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2018.02.005     Document Type: Article

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