The Carbon and Land Footprint of Certified Food Products

• Published in: IDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc
• Main Authors: Bellassen, Valentin, Drut, Marion, Antonioli, Federico, Brečić, Ružica, Donati, Michele, Ferrer-Pérez, Hugo, Gauvrit, Lisa, Hoang, Viet, Kamilla Knutsen Steinnes, Lilavanichakul, Apichaya, Maj, Edward
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Carbon footprint; Climate change; Food products

The carbon and land footprint of 26 certified food products – geographical indications and organic products and their conventional references are assessed. This assessment goes beyond existing literature by (1) designing a calculation method fit for the comparison between certified food and conventi...