Study finds organic eggs produce twice the emissions of caged-chicken eggs

Research comparing UK egg production methods found that switching entirely to organic free-range systems would double greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional caged operations, challenging common assumptions about sustainable farmi

First covered Jul 28, 2026 · 9:00 PM PT · 1 article

Study finds organic eggs produce twice the emissions of caged-chicken eggs — Image via theguardian.com

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17h Guardian Environment Organic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickens — Adopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggests Organic eggs are twice as bad…

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