Comments on "The energetic metabolism of the European Union and the United States" by Haberl and colleagues: Theoretical and practical considerations on the meaning and usefulness of traditional energy analysis

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 173-185

  Giampietro, Mario ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca per gli Alimenti e la Nutrizione   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass; Energy accounting; Energy analysis; Fossil fuels; Industrial ecology; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FOSSIL FUELS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; METABOLISM; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ENERGY ACCOUNTING; ENERGY ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; DATA SET; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ENERGETICS; ENERGY USE; EUROPEAN UNION; METABOLISM; SUSTAINABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRADE-OFF;

EURASIA; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33751396028     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jiec.2006.10.4.173     Document Type: Review

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