Environmental impact assessment logic for ICT systems named SI-LCA and its case example

IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 6-11

  Sanekata, Jun ^a   Tani, Mitsukiyo ^a   Nishi, Takayuki ^a   Hamatsuka, Yasuhiro ^a   Sugai, Hiroshi ^a  

^a HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

CO2 emission; Eco efficiency; Environmental impact; Factor; ICT; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORMAL LOGIC; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; JAPAN;

ECO-EFFICIENCY; GUIDELINES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34548742827     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISEE.2007.369092     Document Type: Conference Paper

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