Evaluating the cost of food in a carbon constrained economy

ASME 2010 4th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2010

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 45-55

  Twomey, Kelly M ^a   Webber, Michael E ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; BEEF PRODUCTION; CARBON PRICE; CARBON PRICING; CLEAN ENERGY; EMISSION REDUCTION; FOOD PRODUCTION; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES; GRAIN PRODUCTION; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MARGINAL COSTS; NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES; SOCIAL COST;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST ESTIMATING; ECONOMICS; EMISSION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LIFE CYCLE; MEATS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84860309518     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ES2010-90185     Document Type: Conference Paper

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