Summary
This record documents a detailed Excel-based life-cycle assessment (LCA) model for quantifying environmental impacts of food and drink products across their supply chains. Developed by Joseph Poore at Oxford University, the model appears to provide a systematic framework for comparing environmental footprints across diverse food categories, likely informing evidence-based food systems research and policy. The tool's utility lies in enabling standardised, comparative environmental impact assessment across the food supply chain.
UK applicability
As a methodological resource and comparative framework, this model would be applicable to UK food systems research and policy evaluation, though the environmental baseline data may reflect global supply chains rather than exclusively UK-sourced products.
Key measures
Life-cycle environmental impact metrics (specific indicators inferred to include greenhouse gas emissions, water use, land use, and eutrophication potential across food production and supply chains)
Outcomes reported
The study developed and presents a comprehensive Excel-based model quantifying life-cycle environmental impacts across a broad range of food and drink products. The model enables comparative assessment of environmental footprints across different food categories and supply chains.
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