Environmental accounting of eco-innovations through environmental input-output analysis: The case of hydrogen and fuel cells buses

Economic Systems Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-318

  Cantono, Simona ^a   Heijungs, Reinout ^b   Kleijn, Réne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Environmental input output analysis; Hydrogen and fuel cells technology; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; FUEL CELL; HYDROGEN; INNOVATION; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 53549120633     PISSN: 09535314     EISSN: 14695758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09535310802346351     Document Type: Article

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