Environmental impact potential of insect production chains for food and feed in Europe.

Land use (in ha) associated with meat and feed produced in Europe and their changes due to potential substitution with insect biomass (A - meat production effects (log scale); B - compound feed production effects). Keywords: environmental indicators; insect production chains; life cycle assessment; sustainability; sustainable food systems EN environmental indicators insect production chains life cycle assessment sustainability sustainable food systems 112 120 9 08/24/23 20230801 NES 230801 Implications Insects can address sustainability issues associated with current food systems by providing an alternative protein source to address hunger and disease. Non renewable energy use (in MJ) associated with meat and feed produced in Europe and their changes due to potential substitution with insect biomass (A - meat production effects; B - compound feed production effects). [Extracted from the article]