The carbon footprint measurement toolkit for the EU Ecolabel

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 591-596

  Baldo, Gian Luca ^a   Marino, Massimo ^a   Montani, Marco ^a   Ryding, Sven Olof ^b  

^a Via Livorno 60 C/o Environment Park   (Italy)

^b Swedish Environmental Management Council   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; CO2 emissions; European Ecolabel

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 70350548082     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-009-0115-3     Document Type: Note

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