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

FieldValue
Emission factor categoryFood and beverage
CountryUK
RegionXXXXXXXXXXXX
Company/OrganizationNewcastle University
NameTurkey meat, CO2 equivalent
Emission TypeXXXXXXXXXXXX
Emission factor4.60 kg/kg
CO2/CO2-equivalentCO2 equivalent
Life cycle stagesXXXXXXXXXXXX
Year updated2016
Year publishedXXXX
SourceLeinonen, 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
VerifierXXXXXXXXXXXX
Eco-labelsXXXXXXXXXXXX
More informationXXXXXXXXXXXX

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