Trade-linked Canada-United States household environmental impact analysis of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 8011-8021

  Ferguson, Thomas M ^a   MacLean, Heather L ^a,b  

^a Dept of Civil Engineering ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Input output analysis; Life cycle assessment; Sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INPUT-OUTPUT LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; ELECTRICITY USE; ENERGY PROFILE; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS; GHG EMISSION; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MOTOR FUELS; NONRENEWABLE SOURCES; PER CAPITA; SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION; US HOUSEHOLDS;

ASSOCIATED GAS; AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; HEALTH CARE; LIFE CYCLE;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXPENDITURE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80855156679     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.09.056     Document Type: Article

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