2025/08/05 by Nicole Bamber, Ian Turner, Nathan Pelletier
Environmental Science · #Agricultural economics #Agricultural science #Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact #Agronomy #Biology #Business #Competitor analysis #Economics #Environmental Impact and Sustainability #Environmental science #Marketing #Rapeseed
paper · pdf · doi:10.1038/s43016-025-01212-0
openalex publication_date 2025/08/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
A carbon footprint analysis following the ISO 14067 standard reveals that Canadian field crops have generally much lower footprints than those of international competitors due to differences in soil carbon flux and nitrous oxide emissions. Transportation-to-market of Canadian crops is proportionately important, but related emissions are often more than offset by low production-related emissions. In extreme cases, Canadian crops could be shipped to western European markets an additional 17 times before their carbon footprint would break even with crops grown in Europe. Greenhouse gas emissions of major commodity field crops are of increasing interest to diverse stakeholders. A carbon footprint analysis following the ISO 14067 standard reveals key drivers of, and differences in, emissions for selected field crop production and transport to market between Canada and other countries.