The effect of a consumption-based accounting method in national GHG inventories: A trilateral trade system application

Frontiers in Energy Research

Volumn 2, Issue JAN, 2014, Pages

  Bastianoni, Simone ^a   Caro, Dario ^a   Borghesi, Simone ^a   Pulselli, Federico Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon intensity; Consumer responsibility; Consumption based accounting; Emissions embodied in international trade; GHG emissions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919879118     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2296598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fenrg.2014.00004     Document Type: Article

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