Methodological complexities of product carbon footprinting: a sensitivity analysis of key variables in a developing country context

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 393-404

  Plassmann, K ^a   Norton, A ^b   Attarzadeh, N ^a   Jensen, M P ^c   Brenton, P ^c   Edwards Jones, G ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Renuables   (United Kingdom)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon label; Developing countries; Land use change; PAS 2050; Sugar cane

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ARTICLE; CARBON UTILIZATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAURITIUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT CARBON FOOTPRINTING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUGAR INDUSTRY; ZAMBIA;

SACCHARUM;

EID: 77954459810     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2010.03.013     Document Type: Article

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