https://macropaperwarehouse.com/authors/heitor-s-pellegrina/Heitor S PellegrinaHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usThu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://macropaperwarehouse.com/papers/diet-economic-development-and-climate-change/Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://macropaperwarehouse.com/papers/diet-economic-development-and-climate-change/<p>Food production accounts for roughly one-third of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and richer nations contribute disproportionately through meat-intensive diets and input-intensive farming. This paper asks how much of that disparity will be exported to the developing world as it grows, and which policies can most cost-effectively reduce agricultural emissions during that transition. The answer requires separately identifying two distinct channels—demand-side dietary change and supply-side technological change—and tracing their general equilibrium consequences through global food markets.</p>