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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rodrigues, JoaÌo F. D., author.

Contributor:

Domingos, Tiago M. D.

Marques, Alexandra P. S.

Series:

Routledge studies in ecological economics.

Routledge studies in ecological economics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carbon dioxide mitigation--Government policy.

Carbon dioxide mitigation.

Atmospheric carbon dioxide--Measurement.

Atmospheric carbon dioxide.

Environmental auditing.

Environmental responsibility.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (125 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2010.

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-99970-1

1-136-99971-X

1-282-58981-4

9786612589812

0-203-85574-4

9780203855744

OCLC:

609858846