Ślad węglowy w sektorze rolno-spożywczym i konsumpcji żywności
Carbon Footprint in agri-food sector and food consumption

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the role of the agri-food sector in greenhouse gas emissions. The amount of this emission was presented in the case of the most important food products. It is the highest in the case of animal products or their products. At the fore was lamb, beef, cheese, pork and farmed salmon. The size of the carbon footprint is also shaped by the packaging. Glass packaging is characterized by the lowest emissivity, slightly larger plastic ones, then paper ones, and the highest metal cans. The structure of consumption of the population is very important for the carbon footprint. If we assumed that a vegan diet was the only one, global GHG emissions in the field of food could be reduced by up to 70%. If the consumption of meat, dairy and eggs in the EU was cut in half, its greenhouse gas emissions would be cut by 25–40%. In addition, a plant-based diet reduces the risk of death from cardiovascular disease, the risk of obesity, type II diabetes, and certain cancers.

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