Is Local Food More Environmentally Friendly? The GHG Emissions Impacts of Consuming Imported versus Domestically Produced Food

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 415-462

  Avetisyan, Misak ^a   Hertel, Thomas ^b   Sampson, Gregory ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c International Trade Centre   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

CGE model; Emissions intensity; Food miles debate; Livestock emissions; Transport emissions

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ECONOMICS; FOOD SUPPLY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; OILS AND FATS;

CGE MODEL; CONSUMPTION PATTERNS; DOMESTIC EMISSIONS; DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED; EMISSIONS INTENSITY; FOOD MILES; GLOBAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; TRANSPORT EMISSIONS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; CIVIL SOCIETY; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PRODUCTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LIVESTOCK; PRIVATE SECTOR; RUMINANT; VEGETABLE OIL;

BOVIDAE;

EID: 84903209884     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-013-9706-3     Document Type: Article

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