Life-cycle assessment to guide solutions for the triple planetary crisis
Climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution—the triple planetary crisis—increasingly
threaten the Earth system, necessitating tools such as life-cycle assessment (LCA) that can …
threaten the Earth system, necessitating tools such as life-cycle assessment (LCA) that can …
[HTML][HTML] Integration of environment and nutrition in life cycle assessment of food items: opportunities and challenges
This report is the outcome of a consensus-building project to agree on best practices for
environmental and nutritional Life Cycle Assessment (nLCA) methodology, and identify …
environmental and nutritional Life Cycle Assessment (nLCA) methodology, and identify …
Enhanced food system efficiency is the key to China's 2060 carbon neutrality target
Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage, among other negative-emission technologies, is
required for China to achieve carbon neutrality—yet it may hinder land-based Sustainable …
required for China to achieve carbon neutrality—yet it may hinder land-based Sustainable …
Protein quality as a complementary functional unit in life cycle assessment (LCA)
GA McAuliffe, T Takahashi, T Beal, T Huppertz… - … International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Goal and theoretical commentary A number of recent life cycle assessment (LCA) studies
have concluded that animal-sourced foods should be restricted—or even avoided—within …
have concluded that animal-sourced foods should be restricted—or even avoided—within …
Low-carbon diets can reduce global ecological and health costs
Potential external cost savings associated with the reduction of animal-sourced foods
remain poorly understood. Here we combine life cycle assessment principles and …
remain poorly understood. Here we combine life cycle assessment principles and …
Cross-sectoral perspectives (chapter 12)
The total emission mitigation potential achievable by the year 2030, calculated based on
sectoral assessments, is sufficient to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions to half of the …
sectoral assessments, is sufficient to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions to half of the …
Simple dietary substitutions can reduce carbon footprints and improve dietary quality across diverse segments of the US population
Changing what foods we eat could reduce environmental harms and improve human health,
but sweeping dietary change is challenging. We used dietary intake data from a nationally …
but sweeping dietary change is challenging. We used dietary intake data from a nationally …
Levelling foods for priority micronutrient value can provide more meaningful environmental footprint comparisons
R Katz-Rosene, F Ortenzi, GA McAuliffe… - Communications Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
A growing literature in Life Cycle Assessment seeks to better inform consumers, food
policymakers, food supply chain actors, and other relevant stakeholders about how …
policymakers, food supply chain actors, and other relevant stakeholders about how …
Impact of dairy products and plant-based alternatives on dental health: food matrix effects
B Shkembi, T Huppertz - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
The impact of dairy products on dental health has been researched widely and shows an
important role of various constituents, as well as the specific product matrix, in maintaining …
important role of various constituents, as well as the specific product matrix, in maintaining …
Agricultural HANPP embodied in consumption: tracing pressure on ecosystems based on an MRIO analysis
J Liang, S Wang, K Liu, J Wang, J Zhou… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Agriculture is one of humankind's most significant sources of biomass; it also places
tremendous pressure on ecosystems through its increasing demand for agricultural …
tremendous pressure on ecosystems through its increasing demand for agricultural …