Source record
Greenhouse gas emissions from the EU livestock sector: A life cycle assessment carried out with the CAPRI model
Franz Weiss and Adrian Leip (2012).
Key findings
- EU-27 estimates including land-use change: beef about 22, pork 7.5, poultry about 5 and milk 1.4 kg CO₂e/kg product.
Record
- Source type
- Peer Reviewed Study
- Study type
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Topics
- Climate & emissions
- Geography
- See study or jurisdiction in title
- Funding & conflicts
- Not recorded.
- Source quality
- Moderate evidenceImported from the dated research notes; original-source editorial verification remains pending.
Limitations
- Product basis and system boundary differ from global retail LCAs; conversion assumptions must be stated.
Claims this source supports
EnvironmentStrong evidence
Per gram of protein, beef from dedicated beef herds produces roughly 25 times the greenhouse gas emissions of tofu and 60 times those of pulses; the ratio to peas is over 100.
Beef is in a different league from plant proteins on emissions. Chicken and eggs sit in between.