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Lillywhite, Robert and Collier, Rosemary (2009) Why carbon footprinting (and carbon labelling) only tells half the story. Aspects of Applied Biology, Vol.95 . pp. 73-78.
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Abstract
The UK is a world leader in the use of carbon footprints. The introduction of PAS2050 has legitimised carbon footprinting and manufacturers and retailers have responded by estimating carbon footprints for selected products. In industrial production, where the relationship between inputs and outputs is constant and the process is tightly controlled, carbon footprints tend to be reproducible. However, agricultural production is different, being influenced by biological, geological and climatic variation. Thus, although the use of a single value to represent the carbon burden of a food product is appealing, in practice it can be misleading. This paper discusses the variability associated with carbon footprints of agricultural products and considers the value of carbon labelling. We suggest that carbon footprinting is a useful approach that will assist in the transition to a low carbon society but that current approaches to carbon labelling may not help consumers understand the carbon burden of agricultural products.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) > Warwick HRI (2004-2010) | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Climatic changes -- Government policy -- Great Britain, Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects, Labels -- Great Britain, Agricultural productivity, Greenhouse gases | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Aspects of Applied Biology | ||||
| Publisher: | Association of Applied Biologists | ||||
| ISSN: | 0265-1491 | ||||
| Official Date: | 2009 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.95 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 73-78 | ||||
| Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access | ||||
| Funder: | Great Britain. Dept. for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) | ||||
| Grant number: | WQ0101 (DEFRA), WU0114 (DEFRA) |
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