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Source record

Greenhouse gas emissions from milk production and consumption in the United States: A cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment circa 2008

Greg Thoma et al. (2013).

Key findings

  • US milk production stage: approximately 1.23 kg CO₂e/kg fat-and-protein-corrected milk.

Record

Source type
Peer Reviewed Study
Study type
Life Cycle Assessment
Topics
Climate & emissions
Geography
See study or jurisdiction in title
Funding & conflicts
Not recorded.
Source quality
Moderate evidenceImported from the dated research notes; original-source editorial verification remains pending.

Limitations

  • The production-stage figure excludes downstream stages; corrected milk differs from retail milk.