Local food, food miles and carbon emissions: a comparison of farm shop and mass distribution approaches.

By David A. Coley, Mark S. Howard, Michael Winter. 2009

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Subfields: Ecology, Food Science, Plant Science

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The prospects of zero-packaging grocery stores to improve the social and environmental impacts of the food supply chain (2017, background): “Hence, instead of focusing on food 14 miles, it is suggested that product assessment should look at “the carbon 15 emission per unit of produce over the transport chain” (Coley et al., 2009, p. 16 154).”
Festivals as agents for behaviour change: A study of food festival engagement and subsequent food choices (2015, background): “Claimed benefits include reduction in traffic volumes, reducing the effects of CO 2 emissions on climate change and preserving local employment (Coley et al., 2009)”
Customer Response to Carbon Labelling of Groceries (2011, methodology): “We attempted to calculate and compare the full CO2 burden from point of production, including manufacturing, packaging and transport, and taking into account the transportation system (e.g., ship, road, rail) rather than to use food miles (Coley et al. 2009; Edwards-Jones 2008; Sirieix et al. 2008).”
Comparing the sustainability of local and global food products in Europe (2017, background): “In the literature, authors have also shown that distance is not correlated to an increase of emissions because the mode of transport, the efficiency of the distribution system and the loading capacity of vehicles have a larger impact (Coley et al., 2011, 2009; Wallgren, 2006).”
Local Food Systems: Concepts, Impacts, and Issues (2012, background): “In some cases, local and regional food systems are more effi cient (Pirog et al., 2001; Jones, 2002; Blanke and Burdick, 2005; Coley et al., 2009), and distance is an important factor in determining environmental impacts from transportation (Pretty et al.”
Is Local Food More Environmentally Friendly? The GHG Emissions Impacts of Consuming Imported versus Domestically Produced Food (2014, background): “In a study of organic vegetables, Coley et al. (2009) find that a supply chain in which consumers travel to the farm to purchase their vegetables produces more GHG emissions, as compared to a large-scale home-delivery supply chain operated by a large food retailer.”
Food miles or carbon emissions? Exploring labelling preference for food transport footprint with a stated choice study (2013, background): “…as a proxy for the economic stimulus to the local economy is still under debate, especially because the scientific evidence as to whether domestic or imported food products generate the strongest environmental impact is inconclusive (Lang and Heasman 2004; Pretty et al. 2005; Coley et al. 2009).”
‘Nudging’ as an architect of more responsible consumer choice in food service provision: The role of restaurant menu design (2017, background): “Imposing mandatory restrictions on food supply and limiting public access to certain food options is contentious and should be applied with caution as this may have a significant detrimental effect on the success of business operations (Currie et al. 2010).”