The carbon opportunity cost of animal-sourced food production on land
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Using forest as a point of reference would heavily affect the results, as meat production would then come with a carbon opportunity cost considering the potential to store large amounts of carbon through afforestation.
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- Authors
- Hayek, M. N., Harwatt, H., Ripple, W. J., & Mueller, N. D.
- Affiliations
- New York University (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Oregon State University (US)
- Colorado State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hayek, Matthew N.
- Venue
- Nature Sustainability
- Published
- 2020-09-07
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 21-24
- ISSN
- 2398-9629 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3083348611
- Cited by
- 237
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2026: 27 · 2025: 38 · 2024: 62 · 2023: 36 · 2022: 42 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 14.35
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Nature Sustainability (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Keywords
- plant-based diet, carbon sequestration, ecological restoration, land use, food system emissions, 1.5 °C warming target, dietary change
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