Carbon neutral Biggar: Calculating the community carbon footprint and renewable energy options for footprint reduction

Sustainability Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 267-282

  Barthelmie, R J ^a,b   Morris, S D ^b   Schechter, P ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Carbon offsetting; Emissions; Modelling; Renewable energy; Wind energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 56049083963     PISSN: 18624065     EISSN: 18624057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11625-008-0059-8     Document Type: Article

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