Attribution of CO2 emissions from Brazilian deforestation to consumers between 1990 and 2010

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Karstensen, Jonas ^a   Peters, Glen P ^a   Andrew, Robbie M ^a  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OSLO CICERO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Amazon; Brazil; consumers; consumption; deforestation; inputoutput analysis; land use change; trade

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMERCE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; SUPPLY CHAINS;

AMAZON; BRAZIL; CONSUMERS; CONSUMPTION; INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS; LAND-USE CHANGE;

DEFORESTATION;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CATTLE; DEFORESTATION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; LAND USE CHANGE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOYBEAN; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSUMERS; CONSUMPTION; DEFORESTATION; EMISSION; LAND USE;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; BRAZIL; CHINA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

BOS; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 84876484297     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/8/2/024005     Document Type: Article

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