How does co-product handling affect the carbon footprint of milk? Case study of milk production in New Zealand and Sweden

@article{Flysj2011HowDC,
  title={How does co-product handling affect the carbon footprint of milk? Case study of milk production in New Zealand and Sweden},
  author={Anna Flysj{\"o} and Christel Cederberg and Maria Walenius Henriksson and Stewart F. Ledgard},
  journal={The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment},
  year={2011},
  volume={16},
  pages={420-430}
}
PurposeThis paper investigates different methodologies of handling co-products in life cycle assessment (LCA) or carbon footprint (CF) studies. Co-product handling can have a significant effect on final LCA/CF results, and although there are guidelines on the preferred order for different methods for handling co-products, no agreed understanding on applicable methods is available. In the present study, the greenhouse gases (GHG) associated with the production of 1 kg of energy-corrected milk… Expand
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