Do foods imported into the UK have a greater environmental impact than the same foods produced within the UK?

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1325-1343

  Webb, J ^a   Williams, Adrian G ^b   Hope, Emma ^a   Evans, David ^c   Moorhouse, Ed ^d  

^a RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Beef Production Systems Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d Moorhouse Consulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Food; Global warming potential; Greenhouse gases; Imports; Life cycle assessment; Water use

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC STRESS; ACIDIFICATION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; APPLE; ARTICLE; BEEF; BRAZIL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAMB; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NEW ZEALAND; OZONE DEPLETION; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; POTATO; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETAIL DISTRIBUTION CENTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRAWBERRY; TOMATO; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER QUALITY;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84887618780     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-013-0576-2     Document Type: Article

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