Springmann, M., Van Dingenen, R., Vandyck, T. et al. The global and regional air quality impacts of dietary change. Nat Commun

Objective:

• Quantify the global and regional impacts of dietary changes on air quality and the related health impacts from air pollution

Case:

• Global countries

Methodology:

• CAPRI: agricultural-economic model
• TM5-FASST
• GEM-E3

Data Source

• Food available
• SSP

Findings:

• Dietary changes towards lower consumption of animal source foods therefore substantially reduced agricultural emissions by 84-86% globally for the adoption of vegan diets, 69-70% for vegetarian diets and 44-48% for flexitarian diets

• PM2.5 was reduced

• Diet-related improvements in air quality were associated with reductions in premature mortality

Coding Reference:

• Upon Request