Carbon footprint along the Ecuadorian banana supply chain: methodological improvements and calculation tool
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- 作者：Laura Roibá ; sa ; laura.roibas.cela@usc.es" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Aziz Elbehrib ; Almudena Hospidoa
- 关键词：Fruit ; Food ; Transport ; Cradle-to-grave ; Nitrous oxide ; Emission factors
- 刊名：Journal of Cleaner Production
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：20 January 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：112
- 期：part_P4
- 页码：2441-2451
- 全文大小：1075 K
文摘
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The carbon footprint of the whole Ecuadorian banana value chain has been assessed.
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New emission factors were used to determine N2O emissions from fertilized soils.
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The carbon footprint of conventional bananas is higher than that of the organic ones.
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Banana farming is the main hotspot, mainly due to fertilization and its emissions.
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A calculation tool was developed to allow users to obtain their own banana CFs.