carbon-footprints-brazil-soy

The document introduces a high-spatial-resolution life cycle assessment approach to quantify greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural supply chains. Applying this method to Brazilian soy exports between 2010 and 2015, the authors found significant variability in carbon footprints based on sourcing areas and destinations. The highest emissions were linked to soy from Pará and the MATOPIBA states due to natural vegetation loss, with exports to the European Union showing the highest carbon footprint per ton. Total GHG emissions for Brazilian soy exports in this period were estimated at 223.46 million tons, with China as the largest importer.

• The study identifies extreme variability in soy carbon footprints based on sourcing area, importing country, and supply chain sub-stages. The highest footprints are linked to soy from Pará and the MATOPIBA states (Maranhao, Tocantins, Piaui, and Bahia) due to direct links to natural vegetation loss, with emissions up to six times the Brazilian average of 0.69 t t−1.
• Soy imports to the European Union (EU) exhibited the highest carbon footprint per ton at 0.77 t t−1 and the largest total footprint related to deforestation.
• Total greenhouse gas emissions for Brazilian soy exports from 2010–2015 were estimated at 223.46 million tons, with China importing more than half of these emissions as the primary importer.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2020). carbon-footprints-brazil-soy. https://www.sei.org/publications/carbon-footprints-brazil-soy/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. carbon-footprints-brazil-soy. 2020. https://www.sei.org/publications/carbon-footprints-brazil-soy/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2020carbonfootprintsbrazilsoy, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{carbon-footprints-brazil-soy}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2020}, month = may, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/carbon-footprints-brazil-soy/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }