Turkey meat
Emission factors for food show how much emissions are produced by different food products during their life cycle. On average, plant-based foods have a lower emission factor than animal-based foods. Around a third of global CO2 emissions come from the food production chain.
Emission factor data: Turkey meat
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Emission factor category | Food and beverage |
| Country | UK |
| Region | XXXXXXXXXXXX |
| Company/Organization | Newcastle University |
| Name | Turkey meat, CO2 equivalent |
| Emission Type | XXXXXXXXXXXX |
| Emission factor | 4.60 kg/kg |
| CO2/CO2-equivalent | CO2 equivalent |
| Life cycle stages | XXXXXXXXXXXX |
| Year updated | 2016 |
| Year published | XXXX |
| Source | Leinonen, I., Williams, A.G. and Kyriazakis, I. (2016) Comparing the environmental impacts of UK turkey production systems using analytical error propagation in uncertainty analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production 112:141-148 |
| Verifier | XXXXXXXXXXXX |
| Eco-labels | XXXXXXXXXXXX |
| More information | XXXXXXXXXXXX |
