Accounting for external environmental costs in a study of a Swedish district-heating system - An assessment of simplified approaches

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 27, Issue , 2012, Pages 165-176

  Fahlen E ^a   Ahlgren, E O ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

District heating; Environmental cost accounting; External cost; Social cost

Indexed keywords

DH SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL COST ACCOUNTING; ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; EXTERNAL COST; EXTERNAL COSTS; LEAST-COST SOLUTIONS; LIFE-CYCLE PROCESS; SOCIAL COST;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COST ESTIMATING; DISTRICT HEATING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE; POLLUTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

COST ACCOUNTING;

EID: 84857449941     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.12.017     Document Type: Article

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