CIV ENG 11 Study Guide - Final Guide: Global Warming Potential, Emission Intensity, Life-Cycle Assessment
11 Oct 2020
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*****solutions****: the climate footprint of your diet (32 points) Researchers at carnegie mellon university published a paper, food-miles and the relative climate. Impacts of food choices in the united states (http://pubs. acs. org/doi/abs/10. 1021/es702969f), that compared the climate impacts of eating local food versus the types of food people typically eat. Use the results of their analysis (posted as an excel file, food_lca_data, on bcourses) to answer the following questions. Note: excluded from the researchers" findings is the global warming potential associated with. Hfcs: calculate the global warming potential (gwp100) (in units of co2,e) associated with u. s. consumption of the foods listed below. Products will be associated with multiple commodity groups! (8 points: red meat, chicken/fish/eggs, fruit/vegetable, beverages. 0. 77: of these four food types, which is the most carbon-intensive per dollar? (2 points) Red meats (4. 2 kg co2 / $: corn (mainly for its carbohydrates content) and soybeans (as protein) are often found in many food products in the united states.
