Carbon footprint using the Compound Method based on Financial Accounts. the case of the School of Forestry Engineering, Technical University of Madrid

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 224-232

  Alvarez, Sergio ^a   Blanquer, Marco ^b   Rubio, Agustín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Global Footprint SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Consumption based emissions; Environmental accounting; MC3; Procurement emissions; Scope 3 emissions; Universities

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION PATTERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTINGS; ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION; MC3; PRODUCT CARBON FOOTPRINTS; SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION; TECHNICAL UNIVERSITIES; UNIVERSITIES;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; FINANCE; FORESTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TIMBER;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EDUCATION; EMISSION; ENGINEERS; FINANCE; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84893815140     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.11.050     Document Type: Article

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