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Fig. 3 | Carbon Balance and Management

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From: Can a shift to regional and organic diets reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the food system? A case study from Qatar

Fig. 3

Scheme of the steps followed for calculating the emissions from transportation. % of local and imported food and emission factors of different means of transport are considered. For estimating emissions from imported food, the country of origin and type of product (animal or plant-based) are considered. After the application of the methodology three different types of GHG emissions are obtained: (1) from local plant-based and animal products, (2) from imported animal products and (3) from imported plant-based products

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Carbon Balance and Management

ISSN: 1750-0680

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