Beef (dairy cow)

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: Beef (dairy cow)

Field	Value
Emission factor category	Food and beverage
Country	Finland
Region	XXXXXXXXXXXX
Company/Organization	Luke; Natural Resources Institute Finland
Name	Beef (dairy cow), CO2 equivalent
Emission Type	XXXXXXXXXXXX
Emission factor	14.60 kg/kg
CO2/CO2-equivalent	CO2 equivalent
Life cycle stages	XXXXXXXXXXXX
Year updated	2018
Year published	XXXX
Source	Hannele Pulkkinen & Sanna Hietala, Climate impacts of Finnish cattle farming, 18.1.2018
Verifier	XXXXXXXXXXXX
Eco-labels	XXXXXXXXXXXX
More information	XXXXXXXXXXXX

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