Table 2.
Greenhouse gas emissions of the current New Zealand diet and for red and processed meat reduction scenarios.
Scenarios | Total GHG emissions | Absolute change from current diet | Percentage change from current diet |
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Current diet | 5.00 | – | – |
HF recommendation | 4.05 | −0.95 (UI −1.97 to 0.01) | ↓19% (0–39%) |
EAT-Lancet recommendation | 3.77 | −1.23 (UI −2.27 to −0.26) | ↓25% (5–45%) |
Replacement with MPPB | 3.28 | −1.72 (UI −2.73 to −0.72) | ↓34% (9–55%) |
Replacement with UPPB | 3.43 | −1.57 (UI −2.63 to −0.49) | ↓31% (10–53%) |
Replacement with cellular meat | 4.01 | −0.99 (UI −1.54 to −0.51) | ↓20% (10–31%) |
Greenhouse gas values are shown as kgCO2e.