Broadening GHG accounting with LCA : application to a waste management business unit

In an effort to obtain the most accurate climate change impact assessment, greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting is evolving to include life-cycle thinking. This study (1) identifies similarities and key differences between GHG accounting and life-cycle assessment (LCA), (2) compares them on a consistent...

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Veröffentlicht in:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA. - 1991. - 27(2009), 9 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 885-93
1. Verfasser: Fallaha, Sophie (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Martineau, Geneviève, Bécaert, Valérie, Margni, Manuele, Deschênes, Louise, Samson, Réjean, Aoustin, Emmanuelle
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2009
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA
Schlagworte:Comparative Study Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Waste Products Carbon Dioxide 142M471B3J
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