Assumptions

What is included?

General assumptions: Tacos with beef including avocados, cabbage, tomato, onion.

Material

Material is included.

Production

Production is included.

Distribution

Distribution is included.

Use

Use is not 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. Heller, M.C. and G.A. Keoleian. 2015. Greenhouse gas emission estimates of U.S. dietary choices and food loss. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 19(3): 391-401. URL:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jiec.12174

  2. Heller, M.C. and G.A. Keoleian. 2014. Greenhouse gas emission estimates of U.S. dietary choices and food loss. Journal of Industrial Ecology. URL:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jiec.12174

  3. Nijdam, D., Rood, T., and Westhoek, H. (2012) The price of protein: Review of land use and carbon footprints from life cycle assessments of animal food products and their substitutes. Food Policy, 37:760-770

  4. Heller, M.C. and G.A. Keoleian, G.A. (2014) Greenhouse gas emission estimates of U.S. dietary choices and food loss. Journal of Industrial Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12174

  5. J. Jay (2017).Tacos by Alma . Meals for the Planet. URL:https://meals4planet.org/recipe/tacos/

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Rupa
M.Sc. Environmental & Resource Management, Brandenburg University of Technology