Switching food and drink purchases to very similar but more environmentally friendly alternatives could reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from household groceries by more than a quarter (26%) according to a new Australian study from The George Institute for Global Health and Imperial College London published today in Nature Food.
Switching food and drink purchases to very similar but more environmentally friendly alternatives could reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from household groceries by more than a quarter (26%) according to a new Australian study from The George Institute for Global Health and Imperial College London published today in Nature Food.
Making bigger changes - like swapping a frozen meat lasagne for the vegetarian option - could push the reduction to as much as 71%.
To make this happen will require on-pack labelling of greenhouse gas emissions for every Australian food so that consumers can make informed choices.
This is the most detailed analysis ever done on the environmental impacts of Australia’s food purchasing behaviour, involving comprehensive data on greenhouse gas emissions and sales for tens of thousands of products sold in supermarkets.
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