Beef Sector

The Simpson Centre
Alberta Agriculture GHG Emissions from Beef Sector

29 kg CO2eq per kg retail beef

Beef – farm-to-gate analysis GHG emissions

15.6 Mt CO2eq

Alberta’s estimated beef sector GHG emissions (2020)
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Comparison of Other Jurisdictions:

Country

GHG emissions per kg Retail Beef (kg CO2eq/kg)

Reference

Canada

29

[1]

E.U.

30

[2]

Australia

32

[3]

U.S.

35

[4]

Brazil

54

[5]

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