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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818470903321

Autore

Rodrigues JoaÌo F. D.

Titolo

Carbon responsibility and embodied emissions : theory and measurement / / JoaÌo F.D. Rodrigues, Alexandra Marques and Tiago Domingos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-99970-1

1-136-99971-X

1-282-58981-4

9786612589812

0-203-85574-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (125 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in ecological economics

Altri autori (Persone)

DomingosTiago M. D

MarquesAlexandra P. S

Disciplina

363.738/74

Soggetti

Carbon dioxide mitigation - Government policy

Atmospheric carbon dioxide - Measurement

Environmental auditing

Environmental responsibility

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Accounting indirect emissions; 3 Carbon indicators; 4 Carbon responsibility; 5 Multi-regional IO model; 6 Carbon responsibility of world regions; 7 Discussion; Appendix A; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Climate change policy and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions are currently discussed at all scales, ranging from the Kyoto Protocol to the increasingly frequent advertisement of ''carbon neutrality'' in consumer products. However, the only policy option usually considered is the reduction of direct emissions. Another potential policy tool, currently neglected, is the reduction of indirect emissions, i.e., the emissions embodied in goods and services, or the payments thereof. This book addresses the accounting of indirect carbon emissions (as



embodied in international tr