Carbon footprints and social carbon cost assessments in a perennial energy crop system: A comparison of fertilizer management practices in a Mediterranean area

Solinas, Stefania; Tiloca, Maria Teresa; Deligios, Paola A.; Cossu, Marco; Ledda, Luigi

doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2020.102989

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“…LCA methodology is often applied to the agrifood sector [55] but it brings uncer Accounting for these direct and indirect GHGs emissions is mainly achieved through product-based life-cycle assessment (LCA) whose standards have been developed by ISO 14067 [21], contributing to a "global" assessment of sustainability. Recently, increasing demand for sustainable food and goods by consumers have further stimulated the need to quantify their environmental impact, which is increasingly communicated by suppliers through LCA-based labels [53,54].…”

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“…LCA methodology is often applied to the agrifood sector [55] but it brings uncertainties due to the interacting ecological and anthropogenic activities. The accuracy of LCA methodology in providing the environmental performance of a crop system is debated because of its limitations in accounting for ecosystem-based GHGs flux closely linked to management practices (e.g., soil quality, soil C sequestration and N emissions) [55]. Comparing the various frameworks for accounting C fluxes at similar orchard production contexts (Figure 7), it emerges that the LCA approach is tracking only the "bad" face (i.e., emissions) of agricultural practices in terms of GWP impact.…”

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Carbon Fluxes in Sustainable Tree Crops: Field, Ecosystem and Global Dimension

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Carbon (C) budget at cropping systems has not only agronomic but also environmental relevance because of their contribution to both emissions and removals of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Ideally, sustainable orchards are expected to remove atmospheric CO2 at a rate greater than that of the emissions because of (i) optimized biology of the system and (ii) reduced on-site/offsite inputs sourced by the technosphere. However, such a computation might produce inconsistent results and in turn biased communication on sustainability of the cropping systems because C accounting framework(s) are used under unclear context. This study examined the sustainability of orchards in terms of impact on GHGs focusing its significance at the field, ecosystem and global dimension analyzing some operational aspects and limitations of existing frameworks (e.g., net ecosystem carbon balance (NECB), life cycle assessment (LCA)). Global relevance of sustainable orchard was also discussed considering the C sequestration at cropland as instructed by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The uniqueness of olive tree lifespan duration and C sequestration is discussed within the Product Environmental Footprint of agrifood product. The paper also highlighted overlapping components among the NECB, LCA and IPCC frameworks and the need for an integrated C accounting scheme for a more comprehensive and detailed mapping of sustainability in agriculture.

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“…Very few studies [45,65] calculated the social cost of the CO 2 eq. assessed by the LCA analysis, and it is also probable that none of them included a monetary cost analysis.…”

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“…To complete the evaluation of the monitoring system sustainability, we calculated the social costs considered here as the social cost of carbon (SCC), which is among the most important pillars in the economics of climate change [43]. SCC is the global cost caused by an additional ton of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions or its equivalent [44]; for this reason, it is often combined with LCA studies [45,46]. Indeed, estimates of SCC are used to evaluate climate change policies and cost-benefit analysis of GHG emission reduction projects [43,47].…”

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Economic and Life Cycle Analysis of Passive and Active Monitoring of Ozone for Forest Protection

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At forest sites, phytotoxic tropospheric ozone (O3) can be monitored with continuously operating, active monitors (AM) or passive, cumulative samplers (PM). For the first time, we present evidence that the sustainability of active monitoring is better than that of passive sensors, as the environmental, economic, and social costs are usually lower in the former than in the latter. By using data collected in the field, environmental, social, and economic costs were analyzed. The study considered monitoring sites at three distances from a control station in Italy (30, 400, and 750 km), two forest types (deciduous and Mediterranean evergreen), and three time windows (5, 10, and 20 years of monitoring). AM resulted in more convenience than PM, even after 5 years, in terms of O3 depletion, global warming, and photochemical O3 creation potential, suggesting that passive monitoring of ozone is not environmentally sustainable, especially for long time periods. AM led to savings ranging from a minimum of EUR 9650 in 5 years up to EUR 94,796 in 20 years in evergreen forests. The resulting social cost of PM was always higher than that of AM. The present evaluation will help in the decision process for the set-up of long-term forest monitoring sites dedicated to the protection of forests from O3.

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The effects of dynamic incentives on the recycling of livestock and poultry manure in a multiscenario evolutionary game

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Carbon footprints and social carbon cost assessments in a perennial energy crop system: A comparison of fertilizer management practices in a Mediterranean area

Cited by 29 publications

References 92 publications

Carbon Fluxes in Sustainable Tree Crops: Field, Ecosystem and Global Dimension

Carbon Fluxes in Sustainable Tree Crops: Field, Ecosystem and Global Dimension

Economic and Life Cycle Analysis of Passive and Active Monitoring of Ozone for Forest Protection

The effects of dynamic incentives on the recycling of livestock and poultry manure in a multiscenario evolutionary game

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