Effect of eating seasonal on the carbon footprint of Swedish vegetable consumption

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 63-72

  Röös, Elin ^a   Karlsson, Hanna ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Greenhouse production; Life cycle assessment; Seasonal food; Seasonality; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION PATTERNS; GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LONG-DISTANCE TRANSPORT; PERCAPITA CONSUMPTION; PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES; SEASONALITY; VEGETABLE PRODUCTIONS;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUITS; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; LIFE CYCLE; VEGETABLES;

CARBON FOOTPRINT;

DAUCUS CAROTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84884674108     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.06.035     Document Type: Article

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