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. 2017 Apr 27;14(5):468. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14050468

Table 2.

Included articles, inclusion criteria, and emissions reduction estimates.

Authors, [Reference], Year, Location Emissions Outcome Emissions Reduction in CO2 eq (% Reduction) Health-Linked Outcome
Lifestyle-Related Mitigation Strategy—ACTIVE TRANSPORT
Grabow et al. [12], 2012 Midwest US O3, PM2.5 1.8 tetragrams/year (20% reduction in vehicle emissions) Morbidity, Mortality
Lindsay et al. [13], 2011 NZ CO2 eq 8695 tonnes/year (30% shift of short-distance car trips to bicycle) Morbidity, Mortality
Macmillan et al. [14], NZ CO2 eq 26 Mt/year (35% of transport moves from car to bicycle) Morbidity and Mortality
Maizlish et al. [15], 2013 San Francisco, CA, USA CO2, PM2.5 4.04 million tons/year (14% reduction in transportation emissions) DALYs
Michaelowa & Dransfeld, [11], 2008 OECD CO2 100 Mt/year (N/A) Weight Gain
Rabl & de Nazelle, [16], 2012 Europe CO2 eq 1 tonnes/person/year (N/A) Mortality
Rojas-Rueda et al. [17], 2012 Spain CO2, PM2.5 203,251 tons/year (40% fewer car trips) All-cause Mortality
Woodcock et al. [18], 2009 UK & India CO2, PM2.5 0.35–0.48 tonnes/person/year (46.7–56% reduction in transport emissions) DALYs
Woodcock et al. [15], 2013 UK CO2 16 Mt–50 Mt/person (26–73% reduction in transport emissions) Morbidity and Mortality
Lifestyle-Related Mitigation Strategy—DIET
Aston et al. [19], 2012 UK CO2 eq 27.8 Mt/year (3% current country total) DALYs
Berners-Lee et al. [20], 2012 UK CO2 eq 40 Mt/year (22–26% reduction in diet-related emissions) Caloric and Nutrient Requirements
Biesbroek et al. [21], 2014 Dutch CO2 eq 155.4 kg/person/year (4–12% of diet-related emissions) Mortality
Briggs et al. [22], 2013 UK CO2 eq 18.683 Mt/year (40% reduction of agricultural emissions) Mortality
de Carvalho et al. [23], 2013 Brazil CO2 eq 9.035 Mt/year (50% of meat production-related emissions) Caloric and Nutrient Requirements
Edjabou & Smed, [24], 2013 Denmark CO2 eq 112 kg/person/year (4–7.9%) Caloric and Nutrient Requirements
Friel et al. [25], 2009 UK/Brazil CO2 eq 9 Mt/year (30% of livestock production emissions) DALYs
González et al. [26], 2011 Sweden CO2 eq N/A Protein Consumption
Hallström et al. [27], 2014 Sweden CO2 eq 0.2–0.4 tonnes/person/year (33–66% reduction in animal production emissions) Caloric and Nutrient Requirements
Hendrie et al. [28], 2014 Australia CO2 eq 3.6 kg/person/day (24.8% reduction in diet-related emissions) Caloric and Nutrient Requirements
Hoolohan et al. [29], 2013 UK CO2 eq 2.2 kg/person/day (25% reduction in diet-related emissions) Caloric and Nutrient Requirements
Macdiarmid et al. [30], 2012 UK CO2 eq 1.37 kg/person/day (36% reduction in diet-related emissions) Caloric and Nutrient Requirements
Masset et al. [31], 2014 France GHGE N/A Caloric and Nutrient Requirements
Michaelowa & Dransfeld, [11], 2008 OECD CO2 eq 20 Mt/year (N/A) Nutrient (fat) Consumption
Pairotti et al. [32], 2015 Italy CO2 eq 27.46 kg/family/year (6.81% reduction at the family level) Caloric and Nutrient Requirements (values not reported)
Saxe et al. [33], 2013 Denmark CO2 eq 130 kg/person/year (8% reduction in diet-related emissions) Caloric and Protein Requirements
Scarborough et al. [34], 2012 UK GHGE 1.7–10.9 Mt/year * (3–19% reduction in UK agricultural emissions) Mortality
Tukker et al. [35], 2011 Europe Environmental Impact 4876 Mt/year (25–27% reduction in diet-related impacts) Nutrient Requirements
van Dooren et al. [36], 2014 Netherlands CO2 eq 0.5 kg/person/day (11% reduction in diet-related emissions) Nutrient Requirements
Vieux et al. [37], 2012 France CO2 eq 3789 g/day/person (7.2% reduction in diet-related emissions) Caloric Requirements
Wallén et al. [38], 2004 Sweden CO2 eq 855 kg/person/year (5.4% reduction in diet-related emissions) Caloric and Nutrient Requirements
Westhoek et al. [39], 2014 EU GHGE 196 Mt/year (42% reduction in diet-related emissions) Caloric and Nutrient Requirements
Wilson et al. [40], 2013 NZ CO2 eq 8.48 kg/day/person (84% reduction in diet-related emissions) Caloric and Nutrient Requirements

DALYs = Disability Adjusted Life Years; CO2 = Carbon Dioxide; CO2 eq = Carbon Dioxide Equivalents; PM2.5 = Particulate Matter ≤ 2.5 µm in aerodynamic diameter; GHG = Greenhouse Gas; Environmental Impact is a score based on abiotic depletion, global warming, ozone layer depletion, human toxicity, ecotoxicity, photochemical oxidation, acidification, and eutrophication; * Derived from 57.3 Mt/year agriculture emissions reported for 2005 in the 2013 UK Green House Gas Emissions Final Figur https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/407432/20150203_2013_Final_Emissions_statistics.pdf.