Princess Kae-Leah
07-31-2015, 07:58 PM
Common Foods Ranked By Carbon Footprint, From Highest To Lowest, With kg of CO2 emissions per kg of food consumed)
(1) Shrimp(270)
(2) Lamb(39.2)
(3) Beef(27)
(4) Cheese(13.5)
(5) Pork(12.1)
(6) Farmed Salmon(11.9)
(7) Turkey(10.9)
(8) Chicken(6.9)
(9) Canned Tuna(6.1)*
(10) Eggs(4.8)
(11) Potatoes(2.9)
(12) Rice(2.7)
(13) Nuts(2.3)
(14) Yogurt(2.3)
(15) Broccoli(2.0)
(16) Tofu(2.0)
(17) Dry Beans(2.0)
(18) Milk(1.9)
(19) Tomatoes(1.1)
(20) Lentils(0.9)
Sources:
Environmental Working Group
Mother Jones
*Please note that while canned tuna may have a fairly low carbon footprint compared to some other animal proteins, it's still overall a very poor food choice for the planet due to the extremely high bycatch rate of the tuna fishing industry. Every year countless turtles, sea birds, marine mammals, sharks, rays, and other non-target animals, many of them endangered species are killed "accidentally" by the tuna industry.
Calculate your diet's carbon footprint by estimating how many kg of each of these foods you eat in a typical week and adding up the amount of emissions.
1,000+-Extremely High Dietary Carbon Footprint
500-999-High Dietary Carbon Footprint
100-499-Moderate Dietary Carbon Footprint
21-100-Low Dietary Carbon Footprint
20 Or Less-Extremely Low Dietary Carbon Footprint
Assuming I added it up correctly and accurately, my dietary carbon footprint is 43.4, or in the Low range
(1) Shrimp(270)
(2) Lamb(39.2)
(3) Beef(27)
(4) Cheese(13.5)
(5) Pork(12.1)
(6) Farmed Salmon(11.9)
(7) Turkey(10.9)
(8) Chicken(6.9)
(9) Canned Tuna(6.1)*
(10) Eggs(4.8)
(11) Potatoes(2.9)
(12) Rice(2.7)
(13) Nuts(2.3)
(14) Yogurt(2.3)
(15) Broccoli(2.0)
(16) Tofu(2.0)
(17) Dry Beans(2.0)
(18) Milk(1.9)
(19) Tomatoes(1.1)
(20) Lentils(0.9)
Sources:
Environmental Working Group
Mother Jones
*Please note that while canned tuna may have a fairly low carbon footprint compared to some other animal proteins, it's still overall a very poor food choice for the planet due to the extremely high bycatch rate of the tuna fishing industry. Every year countless turtles, sea birds, marine mammals, sharks, rays, and other non-target animals, many of them endangered species are killed "accidentally" by the tuna industry.
Calculate your diet's carbon footprint by estimating how many kg of each of these foods you eat in a typical week and adding up the amount of emissions.
1,000+-Extremely High Dietary Carbon Footprint
500-999-High Dietary Carbon Footprint
100-499-Moderate Dietary Carbon Footprint
21-100-Low Dietary Carbon Footprint
20 Or Less-Extremely Low Dietary Carbon Footprint
Assuming I added it up correctly and accurately, my dietary carbon footprint is 43.4, or in the Low range