Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of 96 foods in US (per mass and per calorie)

Posted by alexloijos
Contact: 
alex@mit.edu
Type: 
Full LCA available on the web
Comparative: 
no
Publication year: 
2008
Language: 
English
Code: 
Food, Plants
Product: 
96 agricultural commodities / common foods
Environmental Impacts
Material impact(s): 
Global warming
Manufacturing impact(s): 
Global warming
Shipping impact(s): 
Global warming
Usage impact(s): 
Global warming
End of life impact(s): 
Global warming
Quality and sources
Is the study a: 
Quick LCA
Was a critical review performed?: 
No
Is the study compliant with ISO 14044?: 
No
Practitioner(s): 
Alex Loijos
Practitioner(s) type: 
Consultant

The URL gives access to the

The URL gives access to the LCI data set. The attachment is the methodology paper describing how the data was derived. This work is published here under the Creative Commons "Attribution license" -- This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon this work, even commercially, as long as they credit the author for the original creation. Feel free to email me for any questions.


Thank you for your

Thank you for your contribution! Environmental evaluation of food is often a tricky part, thus it is valuable to have diversified informations. We keep an eye on it and we would feel free to give you our feedbacks if any.


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