@article{fdi:010086455, title = {{T}he elephant in the room is really a cow : using consumption corridors to define sustainable meat consumption in the {E}uropean {U}nion}, author = {{C}u{\'e} {R}io, {M}iriam and {B}ovenkerk, {B}. and {C}astella, {J}ean-{C}hristophe and {F}ischer, {D}. and {F}uchs, {R}. and {K}anerva, {M}. and {R}ounsevell, {M}. {D}. {A}. and {S}alliou, {N}. and {V}erger, {E}ric and {R}oos, {E}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}mplementing the {E}uropean {G}reen {D}eal requires a consistent food systems' policy that involves not only targeting the supply side but also conducting extensive changes in diets at the consumer level. {R}educing meat consumption is an obvious strategy to put the {E}uropean food system on track to meet the {G}reen {D}eal's goals. {T}his cannot be achieved by focusing solely on consumer choice and individual responsibility. {S}tronger governance is required to reduce the scale of meat consumption to sustainable levels. {S}uch governance needs to be informed by a holistic definition of "sustainable meat consumption", designed to ensure that important sustainability priorities are not neglected, and to account for all emissions associated with {EU} consumption, regardless of where production takes place. {T}his article presents a conceptual framework to define "sustainable meat consumption" based on the concept of consumption corridors ({CC}s). {A} {CC} is the space between a minimum (the floor) and maximum (the ceiling) consumption level, which allows everybody to satisfy their needs without compromising others' ability to meet their own. {E}mbedded in a powerful set of principles (recognizing universal needs; tackling both over and under-consumption; framing food as a common good; promoting public participation; and addressing environmental justice and planetary sustainability), {CC}s are attuned to the {G}reen {D}eal's ambition to "leave no one behind", in the {EU} and beyond. {CC}s provide a demand-side solution encompassing a more equitable alternative to discuss what is actually a "fair share" of the world's limited resources when it comes to meat consumption.}, keywords = {{S}ustainable meat consumption ; {C}onsumption corridors ; {D}emand-side solutions ; {E}uropean {G}reen {D}eal ; {C}onceptual framework ; {F}ood and environmental justice ; {EUROPE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}ustainability {S}cience}, volume = {[{E}arly access]}, numero = {}, pages = {[19 p.]}, ISSN = {1862-4065}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1007/s11625-022-01235-7}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086455}, }