Transport of Spanish fruit and vegetables in cardboard boxes: A carbon footprint analysis

Lo-Iacono-Ferreira, Vanesa G.; Viñoles-Cebolla, Rosario; Ceca, María José Bastante; Capuz-Rizo, Salvador F.

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118784

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“…With the current systems of storage and transport (mainly by lorry) in this area, it is estimated that the transport of one thousand tonnes of fruit and vegetable products by road from Almeria to their destination markets emits between 58 and 130 tonnes of CO2, depending on the product transported and the destination market being the dominant export markets France and Germany [25].…”

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Finding Competitors and Strategies in Maritime Transportation of Fruits and Vegetables in Spain

Alvarez¹,

Calzada-Infante²,

Adenso‐Díaz³

2021

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

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Complex network analysis (CNA) has appeared as a flexible tool to model systems in multiple fields. With the nodes representing the entities of the system, and the links the relationships among them, CNA allows a topological characterisation of the system, assessing its structure. In recent years, researchers have shown an interest in modelling maritime traffic as a complex network, for analysing connections and relationships among different stakeholders. This paper proposes to model the maritime traffic flow of some food products, traded internationally. The model considers the traffic flows from Spain, allowing to group the partner countries whose traffic flow patterns are similar. These groups (communities), can help decision makers to identify their direct competitors and search for alliances or new markets comparing themselves with those ports that have similar infrastructures. The abovementioned procedure is applied to the export traffic of fruit, vegetables and legumes. Spain is the main fruit and vegetable producer in the EU, the first exporter in the EU and the third in the world. In the Spanish fruit and vegetable sector, part of the products are exported to the EU partly by land, but Spanish ports play a critical role in the transport of this type of goods. The importance of exports to other countries, which are mainly carried out by sea, makes it particularly interesting to study the role of Spanish ports in the export of this type of goods, and the possibilities of improving maritime traffic of these cargo for the Spanish port system. The conclusions derived from the analysis of the export connectivity of Spanish ports for the goods studied are presented, with some of the most important ports for these goods being geographically distant from the production areas, but with a high land connectivity with these regions.

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Finding Competitors and Strategies in Maritime Transportation of Fruits and Vegetables in Spain

Alvarez¹,

Calzada-Infante²,

Adenso‐Díaz³

2021

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

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“…For the reasons mentioned above, the aim of our study was to create an indicator and test its validity on several products in order to comprehensively assess the environmental impacts of primary, secondary and tertiary packaging in relation to the products selected. The carbon footprint was chosen as the impact category used to determine the indicator because the carbon footprint is an impact category that is often monitored in many studies [9,33,[36][37][38][39].…”

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Proposal of Package-to-Product Indicator for Carbon Footprint Assessment with Focus on the Czech Republic

Šerešová

Kočí

2020

Sustainability

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Today, packaging is an integral part of most foods and beverages. However, excessive and just one-time applications of packaging can bring about indisputable environmental impacts in the form of large amounts of waste generated. If we want to monitor the environmental impacts of packaging materials, it is advisable to assess them in a complex way including not only the specific packaging but also specific products. No universal methodology currently exists that would enable this type of complex assessment regarding the environmental impacts of packaging in relation to particular products. Therefore, the aim of our study was to develop and test a Package-to-Product (PtP) indicator. For this purpose, the life cycle assessment (LCA) was employed to analyse four selected products considering different life cycle stages of packaging and their impacts on the climate change category. The results of the study confirm that the values of the PtP indicator significantly differ for various products, thus emphasising the need to establish a uniform methodology for individual product groups, such as meat, dairy and vegetable products or beverages. The application of this indicator, however, enables a clear impact assessment of different packaging materials and allows the packaging manufacturers to reduce their overall environmental impacts.

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“…Hu et al considered the combined strategy of repurchase and subsidy at the same time to achieve the dual goals of emission reduction and economic benefits [6]. Lo-Iacono-Ferreira et al took the cold chain logistics of fruits and vegetables in Spain as an example, analyzed in detail the differences in carbon emissions produced by different links in the whole process of cold chain logistics, and conducted sensitivity analysis on transportation distances [7]. Kim et al explored the relationship between carbon emissions in multimodal transport and those in trucks only and developed decision support tools to simplify the freight network [8].…”

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Optimization Model of Carbon Footprint of Fresh Products in Cold Chain from the Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Perspective

Huang

Liu

et al. 2021

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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The carbon footprint of the cold chain logistics system refers to the greenhouse gas emissions directly or indirectly caused in each link of the cold chain logistics activities. Because cold chain logistics is the main carbon emitter in the field of logistics, research on how to reduce carbon emissions in the field of cold chain logistics plays an important role in energy conservation and emission reduction. Based on the in-depth analysis of the carbon footprint of cold chain logistics, this paper introduces the distance coefficient and freshness parameters into the optimization model innovatively and uses the life cycle assessment method and input-output method to determine the calculation range of the carbon footprint of fresh products of each link in the cold chain logistics. The system calculates the carbon emissions generated by the production and operation activities of each place of origin, distribution center, retailer, and waste disposal during the circulation of fresh products. This paper establishes a carbon footprint optimization model to discuss how to balance carbon constraints and minimized costs. Through the analysis of the simulation results, from the perspective of the government and enterprises, corresponding countermeasures are put forward to more effectively achieve the goal of energy conservation and emission reduction and guide the cold chain logistics industry to sustainable development.

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Transport of Spanish fruit and vegetables in cardboard boxes: A carbon footprint analysis

Cited by 18 publications

References 28 publications

Finding Competitors and Strategies in Maritime Transportation of Fruits and Vegetables in Spain

Finding Competitors and Strategies in Maritime Transportation of Fruits and Vegetables in Spain

Proposal of Package-to-Product Indicator for Carbon Footprint Assessment with Focus on the Czech Republic

Optimization Model of Carbon Footprint of Fresh Products in Cold Chain from the Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Perspective

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