Table 2.
Carbon dioxide equivalents (kg CO2e) produced by the Heart-healthy Australian diet (HAD) and the typical Australian diet (TAD) per day, week and year, assessed using the GWP* (global warming potential star).
Typical Australian Diet | Heart-healthy Australian diet | |
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Kg CO2e | ||
Per day | 2.83 | 2.16 |
Per week | 19.79 | 15.09 |
Per year | 1032.07 | 786.96 |
Cost ($AUD) | ||
Per day | 14.76 | 22.33 |
Per week | 103.30 | 156.29 |
Per year | 5386.52 | 8149.17 |
Per/1000 kJ | 1.64 | 2.48 |