Recently published on BBC, this is an excellent food emissions calculator. For the record, I am not verifying the data – I trust BBC and the scientists that they work with to do the work, and do it well. 🙂
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46459714
Entering in a food item (not all are there, but there is a reasonably representative list), gives the carbon emissions, and compares both to
- other items with a similar footprint (eg eating tofu 2/week for one year = driving xx km or showering xx times/week) and to
- other similar food items (eg eating tofu has xx emissions, compared to xx for eggs/chicken/beef etc.)
Hint: Tofu, along with other whole foods, plant-based options (eg beans and nuts), has much lower emissions than animal products. 🙂
