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

• Autore: Rodrigues JoaÌo F. D.
• Pubblicazione: New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (125 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.738/74
• Soggetto topico: Carbon dioxide mitigation - Government policy; Atmospheric carbon dioxide - Measurement; Environmental auditing; Environmental responsibility
• Altri autori: DomingosTiago M. D MarquesAlexandra P. S
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Carbon responsibility and embodied emissions
• ISBN: 1-136-99970-1; 1-136-99971-X; 1-282-58981-4; 9786612589812; 0-203-85574-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818470903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge studies in ecological economics.