Global warming and mitigation potential of milk and meat production in Lombardy (Italy)

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 153, Issue , 2017, Pages 474-482

  Zucali, Maddalena ^a   Tamburini, Alberto ^a   Sandrucci, Anna ^a   Bava, Luciana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Global warming potential; LCA; Meat; Milk; Regional assessment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DAIRIES; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; MEATS; PROTEINS;

EMISSION MITIGATION; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION; MILK; MITIGATION STRATEGY; REGIONAL ASSESSMENT; TECHNICAL MEASURES;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 85006321081     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.11.037     Document Type: Article

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