The energy and carbon intensity of wine distribution: A study of logistical options for delivering wine to consumers Export

@article{citeulike:4861407, abstract = {Logistics within the food and beverage sector are often energy-intensive, especially for the wine industry. We consider how California wines may be routed to U.S. consumers near and far, basing scenarios and supporting data on interviews and literature review. We use a web-based tool, CargoScope, to calculate the energy and carbon emissions associated with each transportation link and storage echelon. We find that supply chain configurations can result in vastly different energy and emissions' profiles, varying by up to a factor of 80, and discuss how these results could be incorporated into a winery's overall sustainability strategy.}, author = {Cholette, Susan and Venkat, Kumar}, citeulike-article-id = {4861407}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.05.011}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0959652609001838}, day = {09}, doi = {10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.05.011}, issn = {09596526}, journal = {Journal of Cleaner Production}, keywords = {wine}, month = {June}, posted-at = {2009-07-13 14:23:04}, priority = {2}, title = {The energy and carbon intensity of wine distribution: A study of logistical options for delivering wine to consumers}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.05.011}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4861407 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4861407 N2 - Logistics within the food and beverage sector are often energy-intensive, especially for the wine industry. We consider how California wines may be routed to U.S. consumers near and far, basing scenarios and supporting data on interviews and literature review. We use a web-based tool, CargoScope, to calculate the energy and carbon emissions associated with each transportation link and storage echelon. We find that supply chain configurations can result in vastly different energy and emissions' profiles, varying by up to a factor of 80, and discuss how these results could be incorporated into a winery's overall sustainability strategy. JF - Journal of Cleaner Production SN - 09596526 TI - The energy and carbon intensity of wine distribution: A study of logistical options for delivering wine to consumers KW - wine AU - Cholette, Susan AU - Venkat, Kumar PY - 2009/06/09/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.05.011 ER -