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

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 consum...

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Autores: López, L.A., Tobarra, M.A., Cadarso, M.A., Gómez, N., Cazcarro, I.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
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Palabra clave:Environment-employment trade-off
Food-energy-water nexus
Multiregional input-output model
Seasonal avoided footprint by imports
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spelling Eating local and in-season fruits and vegetables: Carbon-water-employment trade-offs and synergiesLópez, L.A.Tobarra, M.A.Cadarso, M.A.Gómez, N.Cazcarro, I.Environment-employment trade-offFood-energy-water nexusMultiregional input-output modelSeasonal avoided footprint by importsWhat 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. Our study shows that decisions regarding local and seasonal consumption of fruits and vegetables by citizens in rich regions of the global economy, such as Spain, can lead to a conflict of objectives between the environment and social development in poor regions. The inter-country trade of fruits and vegetables generates relevant negative environmental hotspots, as the imports from developing countries are often more carbon- and water-intensive. However, the substitution of imports by local production implies vast job losses in these developing countries. Therefore, we suggest the implementation of certification systems that jointly consider the appropriate levels of social, economic, and environmental development and provide a useful guide for consumer decisions that reinforce social and environmental synergies. © 2021 Elsevier B.V.This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economics and Competitiveness ( ECO2016–78938-R ).Ecological Economics202320232022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/59773reponame:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigacióninstname:Universidad del País VascoIngléshttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107270info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/es/© Copyright 2022 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 3.0 Españaoai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/597732026-06-18T09:23:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Eating local and in-season fruits and vegetables: Carbon-water-employment trade-offs and synergies
title Eating local and in-season fruits and vegetables: Carbon-water-employment trade-offs and synergies
spellingShingle Eating local and in-season fruits and vegetables: Carbon-water-employment trade-offs and synergies
López, L.A.
Environment-employment trade-off
Food-energy-water nexus
Multiregional input-output model
Seasonal avoided footprint by imports
title_short Eating local and in-season fruits and vegetables: Carbon-water-employment trade-offs and synergies
title_full Eating local and in-season fruits and vegetables: Carbon-water-employment trade-offs and synergies
title_fullStr Eating local and in-season fruits and vegetables: Carbon-water-employment trade-offs and synergies
title_full_unstemmed Eating local and in-season fruits and vegetables: Carbon-water-employment trade-offs and synergies
title_sort Eating local and in-season fruits and vegetables: Carbon-water-employment trade-offs and synergies
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv López, L.A.
Tobarra, M.A.
Cadarso, M.A.
Gómez, N.
Cazcarro, I.
author López, L.A.
author_facet López, L.A.
Tobarra, M.A.
Cadarso, M.A.
Gómez, N.
Cazcarro, I.
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author2 Tobarra, M.A.
Cadarso, M.A.
Gómez, N.
Cazcarro, I.
author2_role author
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Environment-employment trade-off
Food-energy-water nexus
Multiregional input-output model
Seasonal avoided footprint by imports
topic Environment-employment trade-off
Food-energy-water nexus
Multiregional input-output model
Seasonal avoided footprint by imports
description 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. Our study shows that decisions regarding local and seasonal consumption of fruits and vegetables by citizens in rich regions of the global economy, such as Spain, can lead to a conflict of objectives between the environment and social development in poor regions. The inter-country trade of fruits and vegetables generates relevant negative environmental hotspots, as the imports from developing countries are often more carbon- and water-intensive. However, the substitution of imports by local production implies vast job losses in these developing countries. Therefore, we suggest the implementation of certification systems that jointly consider the appropriate levels of social, economic, and environmental development and provide a useful guide for consumer decisions that reinforce social and environmental synergies. © 2021 Elsevier B.V.
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