Eating local and in-season fruits and vegetables: Carbon-water-employment trade-offs and synergies

Luis-Antonio López, Maria-Angeles Tobarra, Maria-Ángeles Cadarso, Nuria Gómez and Ignacio Cazcarro

Ecological Economics, 2022, vol. 192, issue C

Abstract: What would the effect on the employment and environmental footprint be if Spanish households substituted imported fresh fruits and vegetables with local production? Are the impacts similar over the entire year? Is it possible to find a general pattern that allows for straightforward household consumption decisions promoting sustainability? In this paper, we answer these questions using an innovative concept, the seasonal avoided footprint by imports (SAFM), to understand the interactions among carbon emissions, scarce water use, and employment linked to imports and domestic production.

Keywords: Seasonal avoided footprint by imports; Food-energy-water nexus; Environment-employment trade-off; Multiregional input-output model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107270

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