Input-output analysis and carbon footprinting: An overview of applications

Economic Systems Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 187-216

  Minx, J C ^a,b   Wiedmann, T ^c   Wood, R ^c,d   Peters, G P ^e   Lenzen, M ^c   Owen, A ^b   Scott, K ^b   Barrett, J ^b   Hubacek, K ^f   Baiocchi, G ^g   Paul, A ^b   Dawkins, E ^b   Briggs, J ^b   Guan, D ^h,i   Suh, S ^j,k   Ackerman, F ^l  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

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

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^g DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^k LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^l TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Consumption based accounting; Emission inventory; Multi regional input output model; Trade

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; EMISSION INVENTORY; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77949350444     PISSN: 09535314     EISSN: 14695758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09535310903541298     Document Type: Article

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