Leakage of nitrous oxide emissions within the Spanish agro-food system in 1961–2009

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 975-994

  Lassaletta, Luis ^a,b   Aguilera, Eduardo ^c   Sanz Cobena, Alberto ^d   Pardo, Guillermo ^e   Billen, Gilles ^a,f   Garnier, Josette ^a,f   Grizzetti, Bruna ^a,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e BASQUE CENTRE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE BC3   (Spain)

^f CNRS   (France)

^g JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agricultural sector; Consumption based emissions; International trade; Mitigation; N2O emissions; Production based emissions; Spain

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEMENTARITY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; KYOTO PROTOCOL; MITIGATION; NITROUS OXIDE; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;

SPAIN;

EID: 84901739874     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: 15731596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-014-9569-0     Document Type: Article

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