Eating your greens: a global sustainability assessment

Philippidis, George; Ferrer-Pérez, Hugo; Gracia‐de‐Rentería, Pilar; Robert, M'barek; López, Ana Isabel Sanjuán

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105460

Cited by 22 publications

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“…From a sustainability perspective, we estimated substantial gains in terms of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, particularly in the scenario where the traditional diet is adopted. The estimated reductions in emissions are higher than those estimated for Latin America in previous studies modelling the EAT diets (Philippidis et al, 2021).…”

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confidence: 57%

Economic pathways to healthy, sustainable and culturally acceptable diets in Mexico

Viera

Smeets-Kristkova²,

Castellanos-Gutierrez³

et al. 2023

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A predominantly plant-based diet would aid low- and middle- income countries to deviate from the existing negative trends in health and environmental outcomes. Taking Mexico as case study, we assessed the impact of adopting such a diet on multiple food system indicators and identified a menu of fiscal policies to reach the intake targets determined in the EAT-Lancet framework. A macroeconomic model named MAGNET and a Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System model were employed for the analysis. Two diets were modelled, an adaptation of the EAT diet considering existing intakes in Mexico and a version proposed here based on traditional eating patterns (i.e., Milpa diet). Our results showcased that the magnitude of the changes needed to attain the proposed dietary intakes is such that fiscal policies alone were found implausible. We thus modelled the change to two thirds of the EAT targets by 2040 (the goal was 100% of the EAT targets by 2050). Still, to keep fiscal policies feasible (up to +/-80% ad-valorem tax rates) 75% of the required change in consumption would need to come from other strategies. Substantial environmental gains are expected from the adoption of the EAT diet, and at the same time, foods would be more affordable for all but the poorer households. At the household level, subsidies would improve the intakes of fruits, vegetables and added fats, but the targets would be attained only by the highest income households and possibly by the urban households. Subsidies would be ineffective to reach the intake target for plant-based proteins. Given the projected progress, increased taxes are strongly advised for the foods with targeted intake reductions, particularly for the well-off and urban households. Policy makers should be cautious in the design of taxes to dairy foods, as these could lead to excessive intake reductions among vulnerable populations.

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Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 57%

Economic pathways to healthy, sustainable and culturally acceptable diets in Mexico

Viera

Smeets-Kristkova²,

Castellanos-Gutierrez³

et al. 2023

Preprint

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“…Here, we aimed to demonstrate an approach to assess some of the potential consequences of replacing beef demand in the USA with novel plant-based alternatives that attempt to mimic the taste and texture of beef. Many studies at the global 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 and national 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 level have assessed the potential environmental and health benefits of dietary changes. However, most of these studies, particularly at the national level, 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 have applied static and partial analyses and have not attempted to simulate how changes in consumer behaviour would drive a wide range of changes across the food system, or the potential ethical implications of these changes.…”

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confidence: 99%

Ethical and economic implications of the adoption of novel plant-based beef substitutes in the USA: a general equilibrium modelling study

Mason-D’Croz

Barnhill

Bernstein

et al. 2022

The Lancet Planetary Health

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“…The interest in plant-based milks derives from a number of negative associations with dairy relating to health (Clay et al 2020a), environmental impacts (see Willet et al 2018;Springmann et al 2018) and animal welfare, particularly in intensive systems where there is a "perceived disconnect from naturalness" (Beaver et al 2020, p. 5749). Land use change from pasture to crops to produce plant-based milks is a growing possibility on the horizon (Philippidis et al 2021) if novel dietary patterns such as veganism within Western food culture becomes more mainstream (Chiorando 2018). However, a widespread transition to plant-based milk production remains distant and faces many socio-cultural, economic and political hurdles which beckons research from both the physical and social sciences in order to fully understand the socioecological ramifications of such a shift (Philippidis et al 2021).…”

Section: Plant-based Milkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Land use change from pasture to crops to produce plant-based milks is a growing possibility on the horizon (Philippidis et al 2021) if novel dietary patterns such as veganism within Western food culture becomes more mainstream (Chiorando 2018). However, a widespread transition to plant-based milk production remains distant and faces many socio-cultural, economic and political hurdles which beckons research from both the physical and social sciences in order to fully understand the socioecological ramifications of such a shift (Philippidis et al 2021). For example, dairy industries across North America, Europe and Australia are engaging in contests over labelling animal-free alternatives such as milk, butter and cheese (Sexton et al 2019).…”

Section: Plant-based Milkmentioning

confidence: 99%

A review of megatrends in the global dairy sector: what are the socioecological implications?

Bojovic

McGregor

2022

Agric Hum Values

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The global dairy industry is undergoing a period of expansion and consolidation, alongside heightened critique and competition from non-dairy alternatives. This review identifies four key megatrends within the global dairy sector, focusing in on the socioecological challenges associated with each. The megatrends were identified through a literature review of recent publications within the dairy science and social science fields, as well as a review of grey literature from intergovernmental and institutional reports. Key findings include geographical range shifts in production and consumption of dairy milk from the Global North to the Global South; intensification of production agendas that strive for mechanisation, standardisation, and corporatisation of the sector; increasing awareness of the ecological impacts of intensive dairying; and finally, disruptions to the sector driven by plant-based milks and, potentially, synthetic milks. We identify under-researched socioecological challenges associated with each of these trends. Although dairy milk may be homogenous in its final form, the sector remains heterogenous in its impacts across spaces, places, and scales, as increasingly intensive dairying systems fundamentally reshape human–cattle relations. The combined impacts of these trends bring into question the mythologies of milk and the assumed desirability of ever-expanding dairy industries. Our review finds that the future of dairy is not clear nor uncontroversial and that more attention needs to be directed to maximising and broadening the social benefits of the dairy and dairy alternatives, minimising the human and non-human costs, and limiting contributions to global climate change.

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Eating your greens: a global sustainability assessment

Cited by 22 publications

References 16 publications

Economic pathways to healthy, sustainable and culturally acceptable diets in Mexico

Economic pathways to healthy, sustainable and culturally acceptable diets in Mexico

Ethical and economic implications of the adoption of novel plant-based beef substitutes in the USA: a general equilibrium modelling study

A review of megatrends in the global dairy sector: what are the socioecological implications?

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