The Carbon Footprint of Norwegian Household Consumption 1999–2012

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 582-592

  Steen Olsen, Kjartan ^a   Wood, Richard ^a   Hertwich, Edgar G ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon footprint; consumer expenditure surveys; household consumption; industrial ecology; input output analysis (IOA); Norway

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ELASTICITY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; SURVEYS;

CONSUMER EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS; NORWAY;

CARBON FOOTPRINT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DATABASE; ENERGY USE; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC SPENDING; SURVEY METHOD;

NORWAY;

EID: 84977948927     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12405     Document Type: Article

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