A ton is not always a ton: A road-test of landfill, manure, and afforestation/reforestation offset protocols in the U.S. carbon market

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 33, Issue , 2013, Pages 53-62

  Lee, Carrie M ^a   Lazarus, Michael ^a   Smith, Gordon R ^a   Todd, Kimberly ^b   Weitz, Melissa ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon accounting; Carbon offsets; Climate policy; Greenhouse gas; Offset markets

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LANDFILL; MANURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879288094     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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