Abstract

How to account for emissions from LUC is highly debated and there is no current shared consensus. Different LUC methods result in significantly different results. In this study, four different LUC methods are applied, using data for organic milk production and high yielding conventional milk production systems in Sweden. Depending on which LUC method was applied, the organic system showed about 50% higher or 40% lower CF compared to the conventional high yielding system. Thus, when reporting CF numbers, it is important to report LUC-factors separately and clearly explain the underlying assumptions, since the method of accounting for LUC can drastically change the results. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords

LCA; System expansion; Allocation; LUC; Milk production

Published in

Journal of Cleaner Production
2012, Volume: 28, pages: 134-142
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCI LTD

SLU Authors

• Henriksson, Maria

  • Department of Rural Buildings and Animal Husbandry [LBT], Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Sustainable Development Goals

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns


UKÄ Subject classification

Other Environmental Engineering


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.11.046

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/45653