Calculating the carbon footprints of a Finnish newspaper and magazine from cradle to grave

VTT Symposium (Valtion Teknillinen Tutkimuskeskus)

Volumn , Issue 262, 2009, Pages 55-65

  Nors, Minna ^a   Pajula, Tiina ^a   Pihkola, Hanna ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DAILY NEWSPAPERS; DATA ESTIMATION; END-OF-LIFE; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FINNISH; PRINT PRODUCT; PRINTING PROCESS; TOTAL CARBON;

CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GREENHOUSE GASES; NEWSPRINT;

LIFE CYCLE;

CARBON; CLIMATES; CONSUMERS; FINLAND; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; NEWSPRINT;

EID: 78651084210     PISSN: 03579387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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