Summary
This study presents a comprehensive life-cycle assessment (LCA) model developed at Oxford University, as suggested by the 2018 publication date and archival status. The Excel-based tool quantifies environmental impacts—including greenhouse gases, land use, water consumption, and nutrient pollution—across diverse food and drink products and supply chain stages. The model is designed to enable systematic comparison of environmental footprints across product categories, supporting evidence-based assessment of food system sustainability.
UK applicability
The model provides a transferable methodology and dataset relevant to UK food policy and environmental impact assessment, though product-specific results will reflect global supply chains and production practices. UK-specific applications would require localisation of production, transport, and retail assumptions to reflect domestic farming systems and supply networks.
Key measures
Life-cycle environmental impact indicators including greenhouse gas emissions (kg CO₂-eq), land use (m² per kg product), freshwater use (L per kg), eutrophication potential, and acidification potential across food and drink categories
Outcomes reported
The study presents a comprehensive Excel-based model quantifying life-cycle environmental impacts (greenhouse gas emissions, land use, water use, eutrophication, acidification) across a broad range of food and drink products. The model enables comparison of environmental footprints across product categories and supply chain stages.
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