Research on Carbon Footprint of Tea Supply Chain Based on Cloud Computing Technology

Abstract

Global warming has become a common problem and challenge faced by humanity. Tea, as one of the traditional characteristic economic crops in China, is widely planted in many provinces in southern China. The supply chain processes of tea cultivation, processing, retail, and logistics emit large amounts of carbon dioxide and harmful gases, causing serious environmental impacts. However, different stakeholders in the tea supply chain, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, lack technical and financial support to optimize and measure their carbon emissions. This article proposes an integrated system that utilizes cloud computing technology to enable stakeholders in the tea supply chain to minimize and measure their carbon emissions at reasonable costs.