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Greenhouse gas emissions and land use are frequently paired as primary indicators for assessing the environmental impacts of food systems, dietary patterns, and agricultural production, as evidenced by [1], [2], and [3]. They are commonly analyzed together in climate models and sustainability studies to measure resource depletion and environmental change, as noted in [4], [5], and [6].
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A Scoping Review of Indicators for Sustainable Healthy Diets frontiersin.org 4 facts
claimA sustainability score derived from greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE), land use, and fossil fuels was justified by Van Dooren et al. (2014) because it incorporates the most important contributors to the environmental impacts of agricultural production.
claimThe GHGE-Land Use score is considered a strong indicator for assessing the environmental impacts of dietary patterns because greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) are a commonly accepted indicator and land use changes serve as a good proxy for biodiversity, according to van Dooren and Aiking (2016).
referenceA literature review by Van Dooren et al. (2018a) examined 55 different indicators for assessing the environmental impacts of diets and concluded that greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) and land use fulfilled most criteria necessary for addressing the environmental impact of diets.
claimGreenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) are often used as a proxy for other environmental impacts because they are frequently highly correlated with phenomena such as eutrophication, acidification, and land use.
How do the indices based on the EAT-Lancet recommendations ... medrxiv.org 3 facts
claimEAT-Lancet recommendations are associated with significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) and land use.
measurementThe Agribalyse 3.1.1 database utilizes 14 specific metrics to assess environmental impact: greenhouse gas emissions (kg CO2 eq), exposure ionizing radiation (kg U235 eq), photochemical ozone formation (kg NMVOC eq), ozone depletion (Freon-11), emission of particulate matter (mortality due to particulate matter emissions), acidification (mol H+ eq), terrestrial eutrophication (mol N eq), freshwater eutrophication (kg P eq), marine eutrophication (kg N eq), freshwater ecotoxicity (CTUe), water use (m3 world eq), land use (loss of soil organic matter content in kg carbon deficit), fossils resource use (MJ), and metals and minerals resource use (kg Sb eq).
measurementFood systems contribute 34% of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) and 70% of freshwater consumption, while also contributing to resource depletion, pollution, land use, and biodiversity loss.
Measurement of diets that are healthy, environmentally sustainable ... frontiersin.org 2 facts
claimEnvironmental indicators that have existed the longest in the literature and have been the most frequently analyzed are climate-related outcomes, specifically GHG emissions (33.3%), land use (15.2%), and water use (13.6%).
referenceAleksandrowicz et al. (2016) conducted a systematic review on the impacts of dietary change on greenhouse gas emissions, land use, water use, and health.
Sustainable Energy Transition for Renewable and Low Carbon Grid ... frontiersin.org 1 fact
referenceEnvironmental Sustainability in energy systems focuses on managing the negative impacts of energy production and use while magnifying positive ones, with key indicators including emission levels for SO2, NOx, CO2, particulate emissions, non-methane volatile organic compounds, land use, GHG emissions, environmental external costs, radionuclides external costs, and severe accidents.
Balancing land use for conservation, agriculture, and renewable ... nature.com 1 fact
referencePopp et al. (2017) and Riahi et al. (2017) examined the implications of shared socioeconomic pathways for energy, land use, and greenhouse gas emissions.
ESS Subtopic 6.2: Climate change – Causes and Impacts mrgscience.com 1 fact
claimClimate models utilize various scenarios to explore how different levels of greenhouse gas emissions, land use, population growth, and energy consumption may affect the Earth's future climate.
Health and environmental impacts of diets worldwide globalnutritionreport.org 1 fact
claimThe environmental impacts of the food system are increasing, as evidenced by data comparing 2010 and 2018 metrics for greenhouse gas emissions, land use, fresh-water use, and nitrogen and phosphorus application.