Table 3. Databases on carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂-eq) emissions and energy use generated during meat production, distribution, and energy use for storage

	Amount of CO2-eq emissions (unit)	References
CO2-eq from packaging and ageing
Packaging	0.6 (kg CO2/kg meat)	[7]
Ageing period (0°C–2°C)1)	0.7 (kg CO2/kg meat)	[7]
CO2-eq from energy use for cold storage
Industrial storage	0.00015 (kWh/kg/day)	[22]
Supermarket storage	0.0009 (kWh/kg/day)	[23]
Supermarket display	0.044 (kWh/kg/day)	[23]
Household storage	0.0054 (kWh/kg/day)	[24]
CO2-eq from transport and electricity use
Marine transport (ship, container carrier)	0.0092 (kg CO2/ton per km)	[21]
Road transport (truck)	0.249 (kg CO2/ton per km)	[21]
Electricity use	0.495 (kg CO2/KWh)	[21]

The ageing period includes the steps of meat ageing, storage and display.