Evaluation of Australian companies' scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions assessments

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 156-163

  Downie, John ^a   Stubbs, Wendy ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Greenhouse gas assessments; Scope 3 emissions; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CARBON MITIGATION; EMISSION SOURCES; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; GREENHOUSE GAS PROTOCOLS;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; GLOBAL WARMING; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INDUSTRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84883155964     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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