Trends in greenhouse gas emissions from consumption and production of animal food products - Implications for long-Term climate targets

Animal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 330-340

  Cederberg, C ^a,b   Hedenus, F ^b   Wirsenius, S ^b   Sonesson, U ^a  

^a SIK THE SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

animal consumption; animal production; climate target; emissions trends; greenhouse gas

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLIMATE CHANGE; DAIRYING; EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EUROPEAN UNION; GAS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN; MEAT; MILK; SWEDEN; TIME;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DAIRYING; EGGS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; GASES; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMANS; MEAT; MILK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84872183929     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731112001498     Document Type: Article

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