Comparative Carbon Footprint Assessment of commercial walk-in refrigeration systems under different use configurations

Cascini, Alessandro; Gamberi, Mauro; Mora, Cristina; John, Michele; Bortolini, Marco

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.08.075

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“…We obtained the annual production (2012-2015) of pollock products that were processed onboard the catcher-processor vessels from a NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) technical report (Table S6) (Fissel et al, 2016). During storage, energy (electricity for storing the frozen products) (Winther et al, 2009) is consumed directly and material and indirect energy are consumed in the manufacture of cooling agents for refrigerants (Bovea et al, 2007;Blowers and Lownsbury, 2010;Cascini et al, 2016;Winther et al, 2009). We assumed two transportation modes, heavy-duty truck and container ship (see Text S1.3 for detailed inputs for transportation of intermediary products to secondary processors; see Text S1.4 for detailed inputs for transportation of final products to retail storage centers).…”

Section: Life Cycle Inventory Data Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the retail activity phase of the seafood supply chain, electricity is consumed for freezer storage, for freezer and refrigerated display cases, and for ancillary operations (Tassou et al, 2011;Hoang et al, 2016;Winther et al, 2009). Materials and indirect energies (embodied in the materials consumed in the manufacture of coolants) (Bovea et al, 2007;Blowers and Lownsbury, 2010;Cascini et al, 2016) are consumed while the product is being stored at a retail distribution center, while the product is being stored at the retail store prior to display, and while it is on display at the retail store (see Text S1.5 for detailed inputs).…”

Section: Life Cycle Inventory Data Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The food sector is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, contributing 10-32% of global anthropogenic sources. Compared with land-based food production systems, relatively little is known about the climate impact of seafood products. Previous studies have placed an emphasis on fishing activities, overlooking the contribution of the processing phase in the seafood supply chain. Furthermore, other studies have ignored short-lived climate forcing pollutants which can be particularly large for ship fuels. To address these critical knowledge gaps, we conducted a carbon footprint analysis of seafood products from Alaska pollock, one of the world's largest fisheries. A holistic assessment was made including all components in the supply chain from fishing through retail display case, including a broad suite of climate forcing pollutants (well-mixed greenhouse gases, sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, black carbon and organic carbon), for domestic and top importers. We found that in some instances the processing phase contributed nearly twice the climate impact as the fishing phase of the seafood supply chain. For highly fuel-efficient fisheries, such as the Alaska pollock catcher-processor fleet, including the processing phase of the seafood supply chain is essential. Furthermore, the contribution from cooling emissions (sulfur and nitrogen oxides, and organic carbon) offsets a significant portion of the climate forcing from warming emissions. The estimates that include only greenhouse gases are as much as 2.6 times higher than the cases that include short-lived climate forcing pollutants. This study also advances our understanding of the climate impact of seafood distribution with products for the domestic retail market having a climate impact that is as much as 1.6 times higher than export products that undergo transoceanic shipping. A full accounting of the supply chain and of the impact of the pollutants emitted by food production systems is important for climate change mitigation strategies in the near-term.

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Section: Life Cycle Inventory Data Collectionmentioning

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“…The replenishment cycle was increased from 1.39 days to 1.85 days and the profit with carbon footprint constraint was reduced from 218.67 CNY to 109.57 CNY when the carbon emission coefficient in refrigerated transport increased from 0.1 g/kg/km to 1 g/kg/km. The reason may be that the increased carbon emission coefficient also increased the carbon footprint cost in refrigerated transport [44].…”

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Carbon Footprint Constrained Profit Maximization of Table Grapes Cold Chain

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et al. 2018

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Low-carbon production is one of the dominating issues in the sustainable development of the food industry with high energy consumption, especially in the table grapes cold chain. The aim of this paper is to propose a profit maximization strategy of table grapes cold chain by integrating the carbon footprint to improve the low-carbon production and sustainability of the cold chain system. The carbon footprint was evaluated by life cycle assessment (LCA) in entire cold chain system of table grapes, and the economic order quantity (EOQ) model was used to develop the profit maximization model with minimal carbon footprint and to maintain the optimal balance between stock and cost. The profit optimization performance, the sensitivity performance and the influencing factors of the decay rate, the carbon emission price, and the distance and carbon emission coefficient in refrigerated transport were analyzed according to the profit maximization model and the inventory data in actual cold chain investigated. The sensitivity performance analysis illustrated that the selling price had the highest sensitivity, and the carbon emission coefficient in storage had the lowest sensitivity. The comprehensive analysis results indicated that there is an optimal combination point between the economy and environment in actual cold chain, which not only reduced the carbon emission, but also had minimal impact on the profit in cold chain. The enterprises should integrate the carbon footprint cost into the profit maximization once the carbon emission tax is levied. The proposed strategy of the profit maximization with carbon footprint constraint is also suitable for improving profit maximization of other low-carbon supply chain applications.

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“…Regardless of the restrictions imposed by the regulations and the standards in force, the compliance with the best practices in eco-design may provide competitive leverage in the market, given its sustainability advantages [14]. Bovea and Pérez-Belis have developed an extended taxonomy of Eco-Design tools based on literature contributions concerning the environmental design methodology [15].…”

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Environmental Assessment of an Innovative Plant for the Wastewater Purification in the Beverage Industry

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Comparative Carbon Footprint Assessment of commercial walk-in refrigeration systems under different use configurations

Cited by 58 publications

References 35 publications

Climate forcing by battered-and-breaded fillets and crab-flavored sticks from Alaska pollock

Climate forcing by battered-and-breaded fillets and crab-flavored sticks from Alaska pollock

Carbon Footprint Constrained Profit Maximization of Table Grapes Cold Chain

Environmental Assessment of an Innovative Plant for the Wastewater Purification in the Beverage Industry

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