The role of input-output analysis for the screening of corporate carbon footprints

Economic Systems Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 217-242

  Huang, Y Anny ^a   Lenzen, Manfred ^b   Weber, Christopher L ^a   Murray, Joy ^b   Matthews, H Scott ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; GHG accounting; Input output analysis; Structural path analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GREENHOUSE GAS; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PATH ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949342469     PISSN: 09535314     EISSN: 14695758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09535310903541348     Document Type: Article

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