Organization · 10-model food-systems analysis · Gates Foundation funded · Potsdam Institute and AgMIP research team
“global uptake of plant-rich diets within an ideal transformation scenario could reduce emissions by 76 percent”
Cornell, Potsdam Institute and AgMIP research team
The figure comes from a peer-reviewed Nature study modeling ten food-system scenarios against business-as-usual projections through 2050, not an observed outcome.
In the brief: Global shift to plant-rich diets could cut food-system emissions 76%, study finds → Plant Based News →
“a 57% increase in the production of vegetables, fruits, nuts and legumes... would more than offset the losses from livestock productivity”
Nature-published, 10-model food-systems analysis, Gates Foundation funded
Peer-reviewed comparison of a diet-transformation scenario against business-as-usual through 2050; a co-author calls it "a useful early guide," not a forecast.
In the brief: Nature study finds plant-rich diet shift could save 15 million lives a year → Green Queen →
“reduce net CO₂ emissions from agriculture-related land-use change by 76%”
Ten independent global food-system models were run and compared, a peer-reviewed multi-model consensus rather than a single projection.
In the brief: Plant-Rich Diet Shift Could Cut Farm Land-Use Emissions 76% by 2050 → vegconomist the vegan business magazine →
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