What is a footprint? A conceptual analysis of environmental footprint indicators

J Matuštík, V Kočí - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
To describe and measure the apparent pressures humanity poses to functioning of the
crucial Earth systems, scientists have long strived to develop comprehensive indicators, of …

Carbon footprint: current methods of estimation

D Pandey, M Agrawal, JS Pandey - Environmental monitoring and …, 2011 - Springer
Increasing greenhouse gaseous concentration in the atmosphere is perturbing the
environment to cause grievous global warming and associated consequences. Following …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrogen and hydrogen-derived fuels through methane decomposition of natural gas–GHG emissions and costs

S Timmerberg, M Kaltschmitt, M Finkbeiner - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrogen can be produced from the decomposition of methane (also called pyrolysis). Many
studies assume that this process emits few greenhouse gas (GHG) because the reaction …

[图书][B] Life cycle assessment (LCA): a guide to best practice

W Klöpffer, B Grahl - 2014 - books.google.com
This first hands-on guide to ISO-compliant Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) makes this powerful
tool immediately accessible to both professionals and students. Following a general …

Towards life cycle sustainability assessment

M Finkbeiner, EM Schau, A Lehmann, M Traverso - Sustainability, 2010 - mdpi.com
Sustainability is nowadays accepted by all stakeholders as a guiding principle for both
public policy making and corporate strategies. However, the biggest challenge for most …

Using attributional life cycle assessment to estimate climate‐change mitigation benefits misleads policy makers

RJ Plevin, MA Delucchi… - Journal of Industrial …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is generally described as a tool for environmental decision
making. Results from attributional LCA (ALCA), the most commonly used LCA method, often …

[PDF][PDF] Carbon footprinting': towards a universally accepted definition

LA Wright, S Kemp, I Williams - Carbon management, 2011 - academia.edu
As the threat of climate change becomes more acute, so does the need for adequate
measures of impact (s), management and mitigation. Although carbon footprints are …

Input–output analysis and carbon footprinting: an overview of applications

JC Minx, T Wiedmann, R Wood, GP Peters… - Economic systems …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
This article provides an overview of how generalised multi-regional input–output models can
be used for carbon footprint applications. We focus on the relevance and suitability of such …

Limitations of carbon footprint as indicator of environmental sustainability

A Laurent, SI Olsen, MZ Hauschild - Environmental science & …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Greenhouse gas accountings, commonly referred to with the popular term carbon footprints
(CFP), are a widely used metric of climate change impacts and the main focus of many …

How does consumer knowledge affect environmentally sustainable choices? Evidence from a cross-country latent class analysis of food labels

AO Peschel, C Grebitus, B Steiner, M Veeman - Appetite, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper examines consumers' knowledge and lifestyle profiles and preferences
regarding two environmentally labeled food staples, potatoes and ground beef. Data from …