Table 1. CCC dietary scenarios from the fourth carbon budget.

CCC Scenario	Dietary definition		Estimated environmental impact
	Food consumption (% of 2005 levels)
Scenario 1:	Milk and eggs	60	19% reduction in UK agriculture GHG emissions, and 42% reduction in land use compared with 2008 baselineb
‘A 50% reduction in livestock product supply balanced by increases in plant commodities'.12	Meat	36
	Sugar	70
	Vegetables/fruits	160
	Cereals/potatoes	133
	Vegetable oils (not palm)	133
	Other groupsa	100
Scenario 2:	Milk and eggs	100	9% reduction in UK agriculture GHG emissions, and 39% reduction in land use compared with 2008 baselineb
‘A shift from red (for example, beef and sheep meat) to white (pigs and poultry meat), with no overall reduction in livestock consumption'.12	Cow and sheep	25
	Pig and poultry	145
	Sugar	100
	Vegetables/ fruit	100
	Cereals/potatoes	100
	Vegetable oils (not palm)	100
	Other groupsa	100
Scenario 3:	Milk and eggs	100	3% reduction in UK agriculture GHG emissions, and 4% reduction in land use compared with 2008 baselineb
‘A 50% reduction in white meat supply balanced by increases in plant commodities'.12	Cow and sheep	100
	Pig and poultry	50
	Sugar	90
	Vegetables/fruit	110
	Cereals/potatoes	110
	Vegetable oils (not palm)	110
	Other groupsa	100

Abbreviations: CCC, Committee on Climate Change; GHG, greenhouse gas.

^aOther groups include: beer, wine, beverages, cocoa, palm oil and fish.

^bIncludes changes in GHG emissions and land use for agriculture both within and outside of the UK that is associated with food consumed in the UK.