The interaction between milk and beef production and emissions from land use change - Critical considerations in life cycle assessment and carbon footprint studies of milk

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 28, Issue , 2012, Pages 134-142

  Flysjö, Anna ^a,b   Cederberg, Christel ^c   Henriksson, Maria ^d   Ledgard, Stewart ^e  

^a Arla Foods   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c SIK THE SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^e RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Allocation; LCA; LUC; Milk production; System expansion

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATION; LCA; LUC; MILK PRODUCTION; SYSTEM EXPANSION;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARMS; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE; MEATS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84858340810     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.11.046     Document Type: Article

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