Methodology for the Construction of Global Multi-Regional Hybrid Supply and Use Tables for the EXIOBASE v3 Database

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 516-531

  Merciai, Stefano ^a   Schmidt, Jannick ^a  

^a 2 0 LCA consultants ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

energy footprint; EXIOBASE; input output analysis (IOA); input output life cycle assessment (IO LCA); material flow accounting; physical input output tables (PIOT)

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT;

ENERGY FOOTPRINT; EXIOBASE; INPUT OUTPUT ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MATERIAL FLOW ACCOUNTINGS; PHYSICAL INPUT OUTPUT TABLE;

LIFE CYCLE;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 85047866285     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12713     Document Type: Article

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