Environmental intensity of average Canadian omnivore and vegan diets (IMAGE)

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Environmental intensity of average Canadian omnivore and vegan diets

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An average Canadian omnivore diet emits 15 kg CO2-eq per day while needing 16 m2 per day of agricultural land to produce that food. Vegans or people on plant-based diets emit 5 kg CO2-eq per day, and require around 5 m2 per day of land. These rates are equivalent to 4 kg CO2-eq and 5 m2 per kg of food for the omnivore, and 2 kg CO2-eq and 2 m2 per kg of food for the vegans.

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