Abstract

Background: The global food system is causing considerable environmental harm. A transition towards more sustainable consumption is needed. Targeted public policy interventions are crucial for stimulating such transition. While there is extensive research about the promotion of more environmentally sustainable food consumption, this knowledge is scattered across different sources. This systematic map aims to collate and describe the available evidence on public policy interventions such as laws, directives, taxes and information campaigns, for achieving sustainable food consumption patterns.Methods: We will search bibliographic databases, specialist websites, Google Scholar and bibliographies of relevant reviews. Searches for academic literature will be performed in English, while searches for grey literature will be performed in English, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian. Screening, including consistency checking exercises, will be done at two levels: title and abstract, and full text. We will use machine learning algorithms to support screening at the title and abstract level. Coding and meta-data extraction will include bibliographic information, policy details and context, and measured environmental outcome(s). The evidence base will be summarised narratively using tables and graphs and presented as an online interactive searchable database and a website that will allow for visualisation, filtering and exploring systematic map findings, knowledge gaps and clusters.

Keywords

Biodiversity loss; Climate change; Environmental impacts; Greenhouse gas emissions; Public policy; Sustainable consumption; Sustainable diets

Published in

Environmental Evidence
2022, Volume: 11, number: 1, article number: 17
Publisher: BMC

SLU Authors

• Ran, Ylva

  • Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Abouhatab, Assem

  • Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    
  • Nordic Africa Institute

• Röös, Elin

  • Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Associated SLU-program

SLUsystematic


Sustainable Development Goals

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns


UKÄ Subject classification

Environmental Sciences
Social Sciences Interdisciplinary


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-022-00271-1

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/117276