Global greenhouse gas emissions from animal-based foods are twice those of plant-based foods

Xu, Xiaoming; Sharma, Prateek; Shu, Shijie; Lin, Tzu-Shun; Ciais, Philippe; Tubiello, Francesco N.; Smith, Pete; Campbell, Nelson; Jain, Atul K.

doi:10.1038/s43016-021-00358-x

Global greenhouse gas emissions from animal-based foods are twice those of plant-based foods

Journal Article · 01 September 2021 · Nature Food

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-021-00358-x· OSTI ID:1852182

; Sharma, Prateek; ; Lin, Tzu-Shun; ; ; ; Campbell, Nelson;

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0016323

OSTI ID:: 1852182

Journal Information:: Nature Food, Vol. 2, Issue 9; ISSN 2662-1355

Publisher:: Springer Nature

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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