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18.12.2020

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Article of Pieper M., Michalke A. & Gaugler T., entitled Calculation of external climate costs for food highlights inadequate pricing of animal products and published in Nature Communication 11, 6117 (2020) puts a price tag on the external costs of meat, dairy and plant production in terms of their greenhouse gas emissions, and makes the case for organic farming being more efficient. It shows that if the true costs of food production were reflected in the retail price paid by the consumer, the price gap between conventional and organic food would be considerably less, making organic much more competitive.

To read a full text of the manuscript visit https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19474-6#Sec6.

Source: https://mailchi.mp/tracyworcester/newsletter-2347135?e=ed433295db.

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