Prospects of carbon labelling - A life cycle point of view

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 76-88

  Tan, M Q B ^a   Tan, R B H ^a   Khoo, H H ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Carbon label; Food; GHG; Life cycle; Singapore

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CARBON; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD PRODUCTS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; MEATS; PROTEINS;

CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON LABELLING; CARBON LABELS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; FOOD PRODUCTION; GHG; SHEDDING LIGHT; SINGAPORE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84899994481     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.09.035     Document Type: Article

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