Pilot application of PalmGHG, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil greenhouse gas calculator for oil palm products

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 136-145

  Bessou, C ^a   Chase, L D C ^b   Henson, I E ^c   Abdul Manan, A F N ^d   Mila I Canals L ^e   Agus, F ^f   Sharma, M ^g   Chin, M ^h  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b Independent Consultant in Tropical Agriculture   (United Kingdom)

^c Independent Consultant in Tropical Agriculture Amberwood House   (United Kingdom)

^d SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^e UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^f INDONESIAN AGENCY FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Indonesia)

^g Asian Agri Group RandD Centre   (Indonesia)

^h RSPO Secretariat Sdn Bhd GHG Manager Unit A 37 1   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Calculator; GHG; Palm oil; RSPO; Scenario testing

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS; SOILS;

CALCULATOR; GHG; GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG); LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PILOT APPLICATIONS; RSPO; SCENARIO TESTING; VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION;

PALM OIL;

ELAEIS;

EID: 84901327518     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.12.008     Document Type: Article

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