Land-use-driven biodiversity impacts of diets—a comparison of two assessment methods in a Finnish case study

V Kyttä, T Hyvönen, M Saarinen - The International Journal of Life Cycle …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Agricultural land use and land-use change, especially from forests to agricultural
land, to satisfy growing demand for food and feed, is a major cause of global biodiversity …

Assessment of climate change impact and resource-use efficiency of lettuce production in vertical farming and greenhouse production in Finland: a case study

K Joensuu, T Kotilainen, K Räsänen… - … International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Our aim in this study was to examine lettuce production in vertical farming or in
conventional greenhouse production in Northern European conditions from the perspective …

Transition towards sustainable diets: Multi-objective optimization of dietary pattern in China

H Fu, Y Li, P Jiang, S Zhou, C Liao - Sustainable Production and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Global diversity in food cultures has led to a variety of dietary patterns, the evolution of which
can significantly impact greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. To address the dual challenge of …

Assessing the environmental sustainability of consumer-centric poultry chain in the UK through life cycle approaches and the household simulation model

R Guo, VM Torrejon, C Reynolds, R Fayad… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chicken fillets, predominantly encased in disposable plastic packaging, represent a
common perishable commodity frequently found in the shopping baskets of British …

[HTML][HTML] Potential water reuse pathways from a life cycle analysis perspective in the poultry industry

RH Hargitai, V Sebestyén, V Somogyi - Journal of Water Process …, 2024 - Elsevier
Achieving sustainable water use in the food industry requires a paradigm change and
transforming it towards circularity by exploring opportunities for water reuse. Life Cycle …

Life-cycle comparisons of economic and environmental consequences for pig production with four different models in China

H Wu, Y Liu, C Dai, Y Ye, H Zhu, W Fang - Environmental Science and …, 2024 - Springer
China, the world's largest consumer and producer of pork in the world, is attracting
increasing attention due to the environmental impacts of its pig production. Previous studies …

[HTML][HTML] RESEARCH NOTE: Carcass yield and meat quality in high-and low-water efficient broiler lines exposed to heat stress.

S Orlowski, E Greene, K Lassiter, T Tabler, W Bottje… - Poultry Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Heat stress (HS) and water scarcity are significant challenges to sustainable poultry
production worldwide. It is, therefore, critical to identify effective strategies to prevent …

Environmental sustainability of Finnish pork production: life cycle assessment of climate change and water scarcity impacts

S Hietala, K Usva, ML Vieraankivi, V Vorne… - … International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose The degrading impacts of livestock production on the environment are well
acknowledged. Although ruminants are much studied due to their large contribution to …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the Location and Energy Carriers Used on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from a Building

G Nawalany, M Zitnak, M Michalik, J Lendelova… - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
The growth in population increases greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions into the environment.
High GHG emissions are attributed to meat production, due to its high energy demand. The …

Life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon mitigation methods in probiotic-fed broiler production

HW Chin, TP Tee, NP Tan - Animal Production Science, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
Context Livestock production contributes significantly to global anthropogenic greenhouse
gas emissions. Probiotic-fed broiler production has been shown to reduce greenhouse …