Effects of Internet-based multiple-site conferences on greenhouse gas emissions

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 362-374

  Coroama, Vlad C ^a   Hilty, Lorenz M ^a,b   Birtel, Martin ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gas emissions; ICT for energy efficiency; Multiple site conference; Rebound effect; Substitution effect; Videoconferencing

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENT; FIELD EXPERIMENT; GHG EMISSION; GREENHOUSE-GAS EMISSIONS; INTERNET BASED; MULTIPLE-SITE CONFERENCE; REBOUND EFFECT; REDUCTION POTENTIAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUBSTITUTION EFFECT;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; SURVEYS; VIDEO CONFERENCING;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84863988952     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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