Household carbon footprints in the Baltic States: A global multi-regional input–output analysis from 1995 to 2011

Applied Energy

Volumn 189, Issue , 2017, Pages 780-788

  Brizga, Janis ^a,b   Feng, Kuishuang ^b   Hubacek, Klaus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2eemissions; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania; Sustainable consumption; Trade

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; EMISSION CONTROL; FOOD SUPPLY; HOUSING; LIFE CYCLE;

CO2EEMISSIONS; ESTONIA; LATVIA; LITHUANIA; SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION;

CARBON FOOTPRINT;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; ENERGY USE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; INFRASTRUCTURE; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS;

BALTIC STATES;

EID: 84958206084     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.01.102     Document Type: Article

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