Food miles, carbon footprint and global value chains for Spanish agriculture: Assessing the impact of a carbon border tax

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 103, Issue , 2015, Pages 423-436

  López, Luis Antonio ^a   Cadarso, María Angeles ^a   Gómez, Nuria ^a   Tobarra, María Ángeles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Carbon border tax; Carbon footprint; Food miles; Multiregional input output

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; AGRICULTURE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS; AGRICULTURE SECTORS; FOOD MILES; INPUT-OUTPUT; INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT; INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT; PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITIES; TRANSPORT EMISSIONS;

CARBON FOOTPRINT;

EID: 84953354605     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.01.039     Document Type: Article

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