@article{Aguiar:273478,
      recid = {273478},
      author = {Aguiar, Danilo R. D. and Simoes, Giovanna T.C.},
      title = {GHG Emissions Associated with Food Diets Eaten in the  State of São Paulo, Brazil},
      address = {2018-04-18},
      number = {2111-2018-4127},
      pages = {22},
      month = {Apr},
      year = {2018},
      abstract = {The purpose of this paper is to measure the emissions of  Greenhouse gas (GHG) related to the diets eaten in the  state of São Paulo, Brazil, by different groups of  consumers, as well as to examine whether the taxes  currently applied to food products are consistent with the  environmental damages caused by them. We found that from  73% to 87% of the diet-related GHG emissions come from only  two types of foods: beef and dairy. Rice is the main  emitter among the foods of plant origin. The results also  show that the diets of low-income individuals emit  significantly less, while the diets of residents of  countryside and small towns emit more than the diets of  residents of São Paulo capital and the metropolitan area.  Regarding the relationship between the existing taxes  products and the hypothetical environmental taxes, we found  that the existing taxes are too low for GHG-intensive foods  and too high for less GHG-intensive foods, a pattern that  tends to restrict the consumption of eco-friendly food  items, as well as to stimulate the consumption of foods  with high carbon footprints. A review of the tax policy  applied to food products taking into account their GHG  intensity is highly recommended, but the impact of such  policy on nutrition and health should also be considered. },
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/273478},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.273478},
}