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- Sustainable consumption : examining barriers and facilitators in the transition process towards a plant-based dietPublication . Martins, Ana Margarida Moreira; Graça, João Daniel de SousaNowadays we face health and sustainability issues related to our current diets, which have a substantial impact in the economy and society. The challenge is to provide a growing global population with healthy diets from sustainable food systems. This study examines the role of a set of barriers and facilitators for a change towards more plantbased diets among young consumers. More specifically, it aims to understand how three variables - (1) Capability, (2) Opportunity and (3) Motivation to eat plant-based meals – relate with current eating habits and three different consumer groups (i.e., Non-intenders: no intention to increase the consumption of plant-based meals; Intenders: intention to increase the consumption of plant-based meals; Actors: presently following plant-based diets). The sample consists of a total of 605 participants, of which 437 (72.2%) were female and 158 (26.1%) were male, with ages ranging between 18-35 years old (M=23.68 and SD=3.81). The results showed that increased Capability, Opportunity and Motivation for eating plant-based meals were associated with lower consumption of both Red and White Meat per week, and higher consumption of Fruit and Vegetables, Pulses, Meat Substitutes and plant-based meals per week. There were also differences in terms of Capability and Motivation across the different consumer groups (Non-intenders, Intenders and Actors).