Carbon footprint in food supply chains

a review of the literature of accounting methods for greenhouse gas emissions

Authors

  • Joelson Oliveira Santos PPGE/UFRGS
  • Marcio Gazolla UTFPR
  • Marcelo Antonio Conterato UFRGS

Keywords:

Food systems, Methods, Greenhouse gas emissions, Sustainability, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).

Author Biographies

Joelson Oliveira Santos, PPGE/UFRGS

Doutorando em Economia do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Economia (PPGE) da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS); Bolsista de doutorado CNPq.

Marcio Gazolla, UTFPR

Professor da Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR)

Marcelo Antonio Conterato, UFRGS

Professor da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

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Published

2025-04-06

How to Cite

SANTOS, Joelson Oliveira; GAZOLLA, Marcio; CONTERATO, Marcelo Antonio. Carbon footprint in food supply chains: a review of the literature of accounting methods for greenhouse gas emissions. Proceedings of the Latin American Symposium on Regional Development Studies, IJUÍ - RS - BRASIL, v. 4, n. 4, 2025. Disponível em: https://publicacoeseventos.unijui.edu.br/index.php/slaedr/article/view/26889. Acesso em: 18 apr. 2025.

Issue

Section

ST6 – Mudanças climáticas e territórios sustentáveis: novos paradigmas

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