Nature October 2018 PMID 30305731

Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits.

Marco Springmann, Michael Clark, Daniel Mason-D'Croz, Keith Wiebe, Benjamin Leon Bodirsky, Luis Lassaletta, Wim de Vries, Sonja J Vermeulen, Mario Herrero, Kimberly M Carlson, Malin Jonell, Max Troell, Fabrice DeClerck, Line J Gordon, Rami Zurayk

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Discussions prominently feature the need for dietary shifts towards plant-based options. For instance, phrases like 'GHG emissions cannot be sufficiently mitigated without dietary changes' indicate a clear consensus on the importance of this shift. Additionally, terms such as 'ambitious dietary change' and 'game changer' showcase the urgency and potential impact of the insights presented in the article, underscoring its relevance.

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  • The food system significantly contributes to climate change, land use changes, and environmental pollution, with projections indicating a potential 50-90% increase in its negative effects by 2050 due to population and income growth.
  • Without technological advancements and dedicated efforts to address these issues, the environmental impact could exceed safe limits for humanity.
  • A combination of strategies, including healthier plant-based diets, improved technologies, and reduced food waste, is necessary to effectively mitigate these projected environmental pressures.

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The People's Department of Food and Well-Being
@altusda · X

If the food system needs to be changed in order to keep it within planetary limits (and it does), that's a pretty good indication that it's "broken." https://t.co/JqEyZmtPx4 https://t.co/kKeE5uA4yq

May 2, 2020 · 21 likes · 4 shares · 162,461 followers View post →
CIMMYT
@CIMMYT · X

The food system is a major driver of #climatechange & environmental degradation. So what are our options for keeping the food system within environmental limits?

Nov 25, 2019 · 13 likes · 5 shares · 54,904 followers View post →
Marta Tafalla
@TafallaMarta · X

Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/QDyI4fsYWU

Sep 15, 2021 · 9 likes · 7 shares · 13,087 followers View post →
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@joel27799310 · X

@dorado_oe Desde que se hace un uso más eficiente de lo cultivado, la alimentación vegetal parece ser la mejor para alimentar a la humanidad

Jun 15, 2022 · 5 likes · 2 shares · 1,064 followers View post →
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@mutselbalance · X

Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/gDr9HEYSuB 肉や魚を、「無限に供給がある食べ物」としてしか見なさない風潮は、とても危険だと思う。もちろん、食べるなとは言えない。言わない。しかし、適量を適正価格で摂取する「賢い消費者」を目指したい。 https://t.co/KTLMcOda8Y

Jan 6, 2020 · 4 likes · 3,632 followers View post →
Marta Tafalla
@TafallaMarta · X

@aleflorenzano @ferrandalmau78 @AndreuSalvat Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/qEcnnJGFRZ https://t.co/xDQ2TFfgdN

Oct 2, 2022 · 3 likes · 13,087 followers View post →

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RT @NicholasDCarter: @pavsmith “GHG emissions cannot be sufficiently mitigated without dietary changes towards more plant-based diets.” htt…

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@albinoperezrod1 · X

RT @NicholasDCarter: @pavsmith “GHG emissions cannot be sufficiently mitigated without dietary changes towards more plant-based diets.” htt…

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@joel27799310 · X

RT @NicholasDCarter: @pavsmith “GHG emissions cannot be sufficiently mitigated without dietary changes towards more plant-based diets.” htt…

Jul 24, 2024 · 3 shares · 1,064 followers View post →
Nicholas D. Carter
@NicholasDCarter · X

@pavsmith “GHG emissions cannot be sufficiently mitigated without dietary changes towards more plant-based diets.” https://t.co/S9E4IOrdD6 Even if fossil fuels were eliminated immediately, emissions from agriculture would still push global warming past safe levels. https://t.co/0aBYTSJOB5

Jul 23, 2024 · 2 likes · 3 shares · 6,829 followers View post →
albino perez rodriguez
@albinoperezrod1 · X

RT @joel27799310: @dorado_oe Desde que se hace un uso más eficiente de lo cultivado, la alimentación vegetal parece ser la mejor para alime…

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I tried to warn y’all!
@CMeroKennedy · X

RT @Ryu_Zoku: @Evie707656912 @jeffreyatucker https://t.co/LMd4Lb5KeX

Aug 18, 2023 · 1 share · 1,634 followers View post →
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@Ryu_Zoku · X

@Evie707656912 @jeffreyatucker https://t.co/LMd4Lb5KeX

Aug 18, 2023 · 2 likes · 1 share · 821 followers View post →
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@Ryu_Zoku · X

@jeffreyatucker PDF: https://t.co/LMd4Lb5KeX.

Aug 18, 2023 · 821 followers View post →
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@tofutata · X

@ClarqueAllen @SpectreInSpace @JackBradders and still, you can look up the journal of science(!). Springmann, M., Clark, M., Mason-D'Croz, D., Wiebe, K., Bodirsky, B. L., Lassaletta, L., ... & Willett, W. (2018). Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits. Science, 360(6392), 987-992.

Apr 11, 2023 · 1,908 followers View post →
John Jordan-Cascade
@jjcascade · X

Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/DlWCdzJdJJ Abstract: "The food system is a major driver of climate change, changes in land use, depletion of freshwater resources, and pollution of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems..."

Dec 26, 2022 · 43 followers View post →
Marta Tafalla
@TafallaMarta · X

@aleflorenzano @ferrandalmau78 @AndreuSalvat Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/qEcnnJGFRZ https://t.co/xDQ2TFfgdN

Oct 2, 2022 · 3 likes · 13,087 followers View post →
Marta Tafalla
@TafallaMarta · X

@Kinshasho @ramaderescat @jm_mallarach Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/qEcnnJGFRZ

Aug 26, 2022 · 1 like · 13,087 followers View post →
Mhefis Thofeles
@MhefisT · X

RT @joel27799310: @dorado_oe Desde que se hace un uso más eficiente de lo cultivado, la alimentación vegetal parece ser la mejor para alime…

Jun 15, 2022 · 2 shares · 815 followers View post →
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@joel27799310 · X

@dorado_oe Desde que se hace un uso más eficiente de lo cultivado, la alimentación vegetal parece ser la mejor para alimentar a la humanidad

Jun 15, 2022 · 5 likes · 2 shares · 1,064 followers View post →
Philosophers' Links
@philosophylinks · X

RT @TafallaMarta: Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/QDyI4fsYWU

Sep 22, 2021 · 7 shares · 468 followers View post →
Xavi Marti
@XaviMartiValles · X

RT @TafallaMarta: Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/QDyI4fsYWU

Sep 16, 2021 · 7 shares · 1,022 followers View post →
Flora
@mambarabiosa123 · X

RT @TafallaMarta: Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/QDyI4fsYWU

Sep 16, 2021 · 7 shares · 1,004 followers View post →
Philosophers' Links
@philosophylinks · X

RT @TafallaMarta: Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/QDyI4fsYWU

Sep 15, 2021 · 7 shares · 468 followers View post →
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@MaraMtzMorant · X

RT @TafallaMarta: Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/QDyI4fsYWU

Sep 15, 2021 · 7 shares · 1,053 followers View post →
Laura R.
@Papyre46 · X

RT @TafallaMarta: Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/QDyI4fsYWU

Sep 15, 2021 · 7 shares · 603 followers View post →
Bárbara (ella/she)
@barbarapgs · X

RT @TafallaMarta: Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/QDyI4fsYWU

Sep 15, 2021 · 7 shares · 1,093 followers View post →
Marta Tafalla
@TafallaMarta · X

Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/QDyI4fsYWU

Sep 15, 2021 · 9 likes · 7 shares · 13,087 followers View post →
Vegan Fried Chick*n
@VFCfood · X

Sources: 1. Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers - University of Oxford - https://t.co/v5PkSZ4l03 2. Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits - National Library of Medicine - https://t.co/ssWWSkQdw8

Apr 22, 2021 · 2,898 followers View post →
R. Brassard Ⓥ
@veganrick · X

RT @Switch4GoodOrg: Each time you pass on the cheese you are keeping CO2 out of our atmosphere

Jan 30, 2021 · 1 share · 1,588 followers View post →
Switch4Good
@Switch4Goodorg · X

Each time you pass on the cheese you are keeping CO2 out of our atmosphere

Jan 30, 2021 · 1 like · 1 share · 2,217 followers View post →
Lectures For Future_Bielefeld
@L4F_Bielefeld · X

Springmann et al.: ‘Options for Keeping the Food System within Environmental Limits’ (2019) https://t.co/seUY8YqLNu

Jan 22, 2021 · 280 followers View post →
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@joel27799310 · X

Fuente de cada imagen por orden: 1. https://t.co/toSDPQcdyv doi:10.3945/an.116.012567 2. https://t.co/IG0lFYSogk doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0594-0 3. https://t.co/hDFqJ1TcuQ doi:10.1073/pnas.1523119113 4. https://t.co/pl5a8j5wGA doi:10.1073/pnas.1713820115

Jan 10, 2021 · 1 like · 1,064 followers View post →
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@joel27799310 · X

@SyldaviaGerardo @CastellaNatura No es necesario rajar cuellos para alimentar a esa población. Basta con ser eficientes. De hecho con lo qe ya se cultiva en el mundo se podría alimentar a 10 billones de humanos y además de forma sostenible solo cambiando algunas prácticas agrícolas DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0594-0 https://t.co/sOe9hLN1SB

Jan 9, 2021 · 3 likes · 1,064 followers View post →
blankspace
@ali_thespaceguy · X

Options for keeping the #food system within #environmental limits: https://t.co/a3WkAWdcl2

Jul 25, 2020 · 33 followers View post →
catherine l. martell
@smartyhart · X

RT @altusda: If the food system needs to be changed in order to keep it within planetary limits (and it does), that's a pretty good indicat…

May 3, 2020 · 4 shares · 28 followers View post →
Rhiannon Rappel
@RhiannonRappel · X

RT @altusda: If the food system needs to be changed in order to keep it within planetary limits (and it does), that's a pretty good indicat…

May 2, 2020 · 4 shares · 222 followers View post →
Clarisse Holman
@piecesHolm · X

RT @altusda: If the food system needs to be changed in order to keep it within planetary limits (and it does), that's a pretty good indicat…

May 2, 2020 · 4 shares · 593 followers View post →
RogueAltGov
@RogueAltGov · X

RT @altusda: If the food system needs to be changed in order to keep it within planetary limits (and it does), that's a pretty good indicat…

May 2, 2020 · 4 shares · 1,229 followers View post →
The People's Department of Food and Well-Being
@altusda · X

If the food system needs to be changed in order to keep it within planetary limits (and it does), that's a pretty good indication that it's "broken." https://t.co/JqEyZmtPx4 https://t.co/kKeE5uA4yq

May 2, 2020 · 21 likes · 4 shares · 162,461 followers View post →
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@mutselbalance · X

Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/gDr9HEYSuB 肉や魚を、「無限に供給がある食べ物」としてしか見なさない風潮は、とても危険だと思う。もちろん、食べるなとは言えない。言わない。しかし、適量を適正価格で摂取する「賢い消費者」を目指したい。 https://t.co/KTLMcOda8Y

Jan 6, 2020 · 4 likes · 3,632 followers View post →
Dr. Alpheratz
@Param_Aryal_ · X

Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits | Nature "Dietary change towards more plant-based diets, reductions in food loss and waste, improvements in technologies and management & efforts in global socioeconomic development" https://t.co/xsyjocvD3K

Dec 5, 2019 · 106 followers View post →
Huitzimengari
@AriokLord · X

RT @CIMMYT: The food system is a major driver of #climatechange & environmental degradation. So what are our options for keeping the food s…

Nov 26, 2019 · 5 shares · 229 followers View post →
Juan Ignacio Morato
@JIgnacioMorato · X

RT @CIMMYT: The food system is a major driver of #climatechange & environmental degradation. So what are our options for keeping the food s…

Nov 26, 2019 · 5 shares · 125 followers View post →
Chadwick Digo
@ChadDigo · X

The food system is a major driver of #climatechange & environmental degradation. So what are our options for keeping the food system within environmental limits?

Nov 25, 2019 · 1 like · 867 followers View post →
APAARI
@APAARI · X

RT @CIMMYT: The food system is a major driver of #climatechange & environmental degradation. So what are our options for keeping the food s…

Nov 25, 2019 · 5 shares · 1,390 followers View post →
Diana Sansores
@DianaNicte_Ha · X

RT @CIMMYT: The food system is a major driver of #climatechange & environmental degradation. So what are our options for keeping the food s…

Nov 25, 2019 · 5 shares · 367 followers View post →
CIMMYT
@CIMMYT · X

The food system is a major driver of #climatechange & environmental degradation. So what are our options for keeping the food system within environmental limits?

Nov 25, 2019 · 13 likes · 5 shares · 54,904 followers View post →
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@ManyAtoms · X

"GHG emissions cannot be sufficiently mitigated without dietary changes towards more plant-based diets" -Springmann, Marco, et al. “Options for Keeping the Food System within Environmental Limits.” Nature, vol. 562, no. 7728, 2018, pp. 519–525., doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0594-0.

Oct 14, 2019 · 63 followers View post →
Dahlia Hill #FridaysForFuture Japan
@bridge_dali · X

牛肉の方が使用する飼料や水量、温室効果ガス排出量などにおいて環境への負荷が大きいのに、豚肉よりも削減すべきとされる割合が小さいのはなぜ? *:Springmann, M. et al. (2018) “Options for keeping the food system within. environmental limits”, Nature, Vol. 562, pp.519-525.→

Sep 13, 2019 · 256 followers View post →
Faunalytics
@faunalytics · X

RT @alexlockwood: "Moving toward healthier, more plant-based diets could have significant sustainability impacts, particularly on emissions…

Jul 16, 2019 · 1 share · 5,278 followers View post →
Alex Lockwood
@alexlockwood · X

"Moving toward healthier, more plant-based diets could have significant sustainability impacts, particularly on emissions. Indeed moving globally to a flexitarian diet that is largely plant-based could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 56%" @faunalytics https://t.co/J4eusOLFaG https://t.co/Q3NxpjTxj5

Jul 16, 2019 · 2 likes · 1 share · 4,601 followers View post →
ROSA CANINA c.l.PHARMA
@ROSACANINACLUB · X

Options For Keeping The Food System Within Environmental Limits - Faunalytics https://t.co/jiJmeUdYjw

Jul 4, 2019 · 277 followers View post →
Faunalytics
@faunalytics · X

A combination of technological improvements and dietary change could help steer us away from the cliff’s edge. https://t.co/bVGL3IwWyi

Jun 17, 2019 · 1 share · 5,278 followers View post →
myblocktyler
@myblocktyler · X

Options For Keeping The Food System Within Environmental Limits https://t.co/8dbOg5ffSz https://t.co/Fmr5oCERWi

Jun 14, 2019 · 1 like · 15,318 followers View post →
Vegan Insight
@VeganInsight · X

Research briefing: Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/qPLK7hyUG0

Jun 13, 2019 · 627 followers View post →
ROSA CANINA c.l.PHARMA
@ROSACANINACLUB · X

Options For Keeping The Food System Within Environmental Limits - Faunalytics https://t.co/i9yRrjLUuz

Jun 13, 2019 · 277 followers View post →
ROSA CANINA c.l.PHARMA
@ROSACANINACLUB · X

Options For Keeping The Food System Within Environmental Limits - Faunalytics https://t.co/CpX9GTv2J4

Jun 13, 2019 · 277 followers View post →
POPLINE
@POPLINE_org · X

RT @EurekaMag: Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/q3CAD0Zorc #eurekamag

May 22, 2019 · 2 shares · 5,270 followers View post →
Science Alerts
@Science_Alerts · X

RT @EurekaMag: Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/q3CAD0Zorc #eurekamag

May 22, 2019 · 2 shares · 1,241 followers View post →
EurekaMag
@EurekaMag · X

Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/q3CAD0Zorc #eurekamag

May 22, 2019 · 2 shares · 6,501 followers View post →
Lex
@L_e_x___ · X

RT @dossilabas: Notas: I) Las citas provienen del autor de la editorial, el periodista de medio ambiente Oliver Milman (@olliemilman). Las…

May 15, 2019 · 1 share · 110 followers View post →
Verónica de Santos
@dossilabas · X

Notas: I) Las citas provienen del autor de la editorial, el periodista de medio ambiente Oliver Milman (@olliemilman). Las traducciones son mías. II) “Científicos advirtieron” se refiere al estudio ‘Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits’, en Nature.

May 14, 2019 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,354 followers View post →
Vegan Times
@VeganTimesGR · X

Η διατήρηση του συστήματος παραγωγής τροφής "ως έχει" δεν ανήκει καν στις εφικτές επιλογές της ανθρωπότητας.

May 6, 2019 · 23 followers View post →
Henrik Hindby Koszyczarek
@HenrikHindby · X

@nielskbuhl @micminter @ChristianPoll @politiken @JakobEllemann @Jens_Joel @SFpolitik @PiaOlsen @KlausBondam @spisekammeret Det har: FN's klimapanel IPCC, Klimarådet, EU's videnskabsakademi European Academies Science Advisory Counsil, EAT-Lancet kommissionen og 23 forskere i studiet "Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits". Blandt andre. Ingen landbrug er p.t. klimavenlige.

May 1, 2019 · 3,435 followers View post →
felix
@sdg_felix · X

RT @ruchirsharma_1: @rustydallas2011 @Momentum_UNFCCC @ProVeg_Int @IndianInterest From Dr Marco Springmann at the University of Oxford's Fu…

Feb 6, 2019 · 1 share · 105 followers View post →
EDUPLEXiTY™
@eduplexity · X

Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/5XvAzNy0ds

Feb 4, 2019 · 1,023 followers View post →
Ellen H Ullman Ⓥ
@CureT1Diabetes · X

Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/F1YhUHgEJp

Jan 16, 2019 · 6,491 followers View post →
Vanessa A. Clarkson
@realfoodness · X

All eyes on the EAT-Lancet report due shortly. Great paper that supports that project here: Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/9kmlE8Wu9A

Jan 8, 2019 · 1,072 followers View post →
Joan Carles Alsedà
@JoanCAlseda · X

Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits https://t.co/KSVg4CIUmi. Haurem de fer un gran esforç entre tots

Jan 7, 2019 · 195 followers View post →
Dr. Indrit Bègue
@indrit_begue · X

Re: options for keeping the food system within #environmental limits, the answer food-wise is All of the Above (incl. veggie diets, improvements in technology, reductions in food loss and waste and so on) cf. this Nature article .https://t.co/vwL96yIRzR #climatebreakdown

Jan 2, 2019 · 2 likes · 994 followers View post →
Valérie Masson-Delmotte
@valmasdel.bsky.social · Bluesky

Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits : "staying within greenhouse gas boundary requires ambitious dietary change towards more plant-based, flexitarian diets + reductions in food loss & waste + technological...

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