Low carbon lifestyles: A framework to structure consumption strategies and options to reduce carbon footprints

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 139, Issue , 2016, Pages 1033-1043

  Schanes, Karin ^a   Giljum, Stefan ^a   Hertwich, Edgar ^b  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

^b Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; Climate mitigation; Consumer behaviour; Food; Practices; Sustainable consumption; Sustainable lifestyles

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; FOOD PRODUCTS; FOOD SUPPLY; GREENHOUSE GASES; SUPPLY CHAINS;

CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; CLIMATE MITIGATIONS; CONSUMPTION STRATEGY; LOW-CARBON LIFESTYLES; PRACTICES; SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION; SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES; SYSTEMATIC FRAMEWORK;

CARBON FOOTPRINT;

EID: 84995477453     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.08.154     Document Type: Article

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