Trade, transport, and sinks extend the carbon dioxide responsibility of countries: An editorial essay

Climatic Change

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 379-388

  Peters, Glen P ^a,d   Marland, Gregg ^b,c   Hertwich, Edgar G ^d   Saikku, Laura ^e   Rautiainen, Aapo ^e   Kauppi, Pekka E ^e  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OSLO CICERO   (Norway)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLES; CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; EMISSION INVENTORIES; ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES; EUROPEAN UNION; FOREST EXPANSION; FOREST GROWTH; FUEL COMBUSTION; FUTURE CLIMATE; GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE; GLOBAL CLIMATE SYSTEM; GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION; PROCESS EMISSIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; FORESTRY; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND USE; LEAKAGE (FLUID);

INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON SINK; CLIMATE PREDICTION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOSSIL FUEL; GLOBALIZATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; POLICY MAKING; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; EMISSION; FOREIGN TRADE; FORESTRY; FUELS; GAS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND USE; LEAKAGE;

EID: 76149086149     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-009-9606-2     Document Type: Article

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