Abstract
Many organisations consider environmentally friendly activities, including the reduction of their carbon footprint, to be a significant aspect of their operation. In this study, a mathematical model was used to calculate the carbon footprint of food products at different stages of internal transport, using data on internal transport energy consumption. It was shown that for most products, the highest carbon footprint was related to the raw material transport stage from the loading/unloading point to the workstations on the production line. Broccoli showed the highest carbon footprint for internal transport per tonne of raw material. The study proposes methods of reducing the internal transport-related carbon footprint, which involves reorganising the distribution of goods in the warehouse and using nutritionally valuable vegetable waste in the production of food products.
Highlights
Carbon Footprint of Various Fruit andIn September 2015, the world’s leaders adopted the UN (United Nations) programme “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” and established a set of core sustainable development goals
This paper presents mathematical models using internal transport energy consumption data to calculate the internal transport carbon footprint of food products
The calculated internal transport carbon footprint values can be a source of data for future carbon foot-print” (CF) or LCA analyses focused on more extensive studies associated with various food products containing fruits and vegetables
Summary
Carbon Footprint of Various Fruit andIn September 2015, the world’s leaders adopted the UN (United Nations) programme “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” and established a set of core sustainable development goals. In LCA (life cycle assessment), the environmental impact due to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is assessed in the impact category named as global warming or climate change (depending on the LCA method). The carbon footprint indicator is not limited to the emitted mass of carbon dioxide It takes into account various other gaseous chemicals that can induce the greenhouse effect. The carbon footprint is often defined as the sum of all emissions (and capture) of carbon dioxide and other GHGs for the particular life cycle of a given product, quantitatively expressed in CO2 equivalent [5,6]. The carbon footprint is, an important tool based on LCA, which takes into account, among others, the category of global warming impact (or climate change, depending on the LCA method) [7]
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