Assumptions

What is included?

General assumptions: Polished rice, imported.

Material

Material is included.

Production

Production is included.

Distribution

Distribution is included.

Use

Use is included.

End of life

End of life is not included.

  Carbon Footprint (CO2e)

We focus on carbon footprint (CO2e), the decisive factor affecting climate change. However, other dimensions should be taken in account before taking decisions, e.g. the water, the waste and the land footprint as well as the ethical perspective. Click here to learn more about CO2e.

Sources

  1. Yoshikawa, N., Ikeda, T., Amano, K., & Shimada, K. (2010, September). Carbon footprint estimation and data sampling method: a case study of ecologically cultivated rice produced in Japan. In VII International conference on Life Cycle Assessment in the agri-food sector Bari-Italia. En: http://www. ritsumei. ac. jp/se/rv/amano/pdf/2010lcafoodyoshikawanaoki. pdf.

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Kathie
BA.Sc. Global Sustainable Development, University of Warwick