Data and methodological needs to assess uncertainty in the carbon footprint of ICT products

Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology, ISSST 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Weber, Christopher L ^a   Olivetti, Elsa A ^a   Williams, Eric D ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY PROCESS; BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTES; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COMPLICATED PRODUCTS; CORPORATE-SUSTAINABILITY; DESKTOP COMPUTER; ENVIRONMENTAL DATA; FOOTPRINTING; HIGH ENERGY PRICES; ICT PRODUCTS; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATION; IT PRODUCTS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; UNCERTAINTY AND VARIABILITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; LIFE CYCLE; STANDARDIZATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

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EID: 77955107558     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISSST.2010.5507765     Document Type: Conference Paper

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