Tapping carbon footprint variations in the European wine sector

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 146-155

  Vázquez Rowe, Ian ^a   Rugani, Benedetto ^a   Benetto, Enrico ^a  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Geographic variability; Global warming; LCA; Viticulture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; DATA QUALITY; GENERAL PUBLICS; GEOGRAPHIC VARIABILITY; GHG EMISSION; HARVEST YIELDS; LCA; LUXEMBOURG; NICHE MARKETS; VITICULTURE; WINE AGEING;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES;

WINE;

EID: 84873402216     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.12.036     Document Type: Article

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