Contribution of school meals to climate change and water use in England

Valeria De Laurentiis; Dexter V.L. Hunt; Christopher D.F. Rogers

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.241

Contribution of school meals to climate change and water use in England

Valeria De Laurentiis^*, Dexter V.L. Hunt, Christopher D.F. Rogers

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Abstract

This study quantified the carbon footprint (CF) and water footprint (WF) of primary school meals served in England. The contribution to the total impacts of different food groups was analysed: meat dishes were responsible for 52% of the total CF and 38% of the total WF. Chocolate desserts contributed 19% of the total WF. One fifth of the impacts were associated with the production of plate leftovers. Win-win strategies that achieve a reduction in both impact categories were identified. These results have implications for policies promoting sustainability in the public food sector.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	204-211
Number of pages	8
Journal	Energy Procedia
Volume	123
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.241
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	1st International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Resource Use in Food Chains, ICSEF 2017 - Berkshire, United Kingdom Duration: 19 Apr 2017 → 20 Apr 2017

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Funding Information:
The authors with to thank the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council for their support under the Liveable Cities (EP/J017698) Programme Grant .

Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Keywords

Carbon footprint
Environmental impact
Food consumption
LCA
School meal
Water footprint

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General Energy

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Contribution of school meals to climate change and water use in England

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