Life Cycle Assessment of ICT: Carbon Footprint and Operational Electricity Use from the Operator, National, and Subscriber Perspective in Sweden Malmodin et al. LCA of ICT Networks from the Operator, National, and Subscriber Perspective

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 829-845

  Malmodin, Jens ^a   Lundén, Dag ^b   Moberg, Åsa ^c   Andersson, Greger ^d   Nilsson, Mikael ^b  

^a ERICSSON RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^b TeliaSonera   (Sweden)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d Strategic network architect   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon emissions; Industrial ecology; Information and communications technology (ICT); Internet; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

DATA SHARING; EMISSION CONTROL; INFORMATION USE; INTERNET; LIFE CYCLE; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; TELECOMMUNICATION;

CARBON EMISSIONS; ENTERPRISE NETWORKS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE;

CARBON FOOTPRINT;

EID: 84916942381     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12145     Document Type: Article

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