Title
Do healthy diets in Europe matter to the environment? A quantitative analysis
Author
Wolf, O.
Pérez-Domínguez, I.
Rueda-Cantuche, J.M.
Tukker, A.
Kleijn, R.
de Koning, A.
Bausch-Goldbohm, S.
Verheijden, M.
Publication year
2011
Abstract
Final consumption of food products figures amongst the strongest contributors to negative environmental impacts in Europe, with the production of beef and pork at agricultural level being the main responsible part of the food supply chain. This article analyses quantitatively the environmental impact of changing European diets. The environmental impact of European consumption is determined with an environmental extended input-output analysis, supplemented by a partial equilibrium model reflecting changes of the agricultural sector to modified diets. It results that agricultural production does not decrease significantly in reaction to reduced food consumption, due to a changed trade balance and substitution effects. © 2010 Society for Policy Modeling.
Subject
Earth & Environment
UES - Urban Environment & Safety
EELS - Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences
Environment
Agriculture
Environmental impacts
Healthy diets
Input-output models
Partial equilibrium models
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpolmod.2010.10.009
TNO identifier
427597
ISSN
0161-8938
Source
Journal of Policy Modeling, 33 (1), 8-28
Document type
article