Assumptions

What is included?

General assumptions: Packaging and cooking are not included.

Material

Material is included.

Production

Production incl. any processing

Distribution

Incl. local transport, any ocean transport, and certin long-distance truck transport.

Use

Use is not included.

End of life

Waste emissions are for the landfilling of a certain quantity wasted, incl. typical waste energy recovery.

Sources

  1. CleanMetrics (2020). Food Carbon Emission Calculator. The underlying data used in the calculator (known as ) come from CarbonScopeData, life-cycle assessment results are generated using our FoodCarbonScope software. URL: http://www.foodemissions.com/foodemissions/Calculator