The case for consumption-based accounting of greenhouse gas emissions to promote local climate action

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 791-798

  Larsen, Hogne N ^a   Hertwich, Edgar G ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Hybrid LCA; Input output analysis; Local climate action

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING; ACCURACY; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

EID: 70350547765     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2009.07.010     Document Type: Article

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