Choosing a monetary value of greenhouse gases in assessment tools: A comprehensive review

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 127, Issue , 2016, Pages 37-48

  Isacs, Lina ^a   Finnveden, Göran ^a   Dahllöf, Lisbeth ^b   Håkansson, Cecilia ^a   Petersson, Linnea ^c   Steen, Bengt ^d   Swanström, Lennart ^c   Wikström, Anna ^d  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b VOLVO AERO CORPORATION   (Sweden)

^c ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^d CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon value; Ethical; Marginal abatement cost; Monetary valuation; Social cost of carbon; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ETHICAL; MARGINAL ABATEMENT COSTS; MONETARY VALUATIONS; SOCIAL COST OF CARBON; UNCERTAINTIES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84981763400     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.03.163     Document Type: Review

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