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The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Published in: The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 2/2009

01-03-2009 | EDITORIAL

Carbon footprinting—opportunities and threats

Author: Matthias Finkbeiner

Published in: The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment | Issue 2/2009

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There are surprisingly many people out there that obviously think that carbon footprinting is a new thing. They obviously are not aware of the fact that it has been around for decades—just being called differently, i.e. the result of the life cycle impact category indicator global warming potential (GWP). However, carbon footprinting (CFP) is really fashionable these days. Like with all fashion, not all that glitters is gold. …
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Metadata
Title
Carbon footprinting—opportunities and threats
Author
Matthias Finkbeiner
Publication date
01-03-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment / Issue 2/2009
Print ISSN: 0948-3349
Electronic ISSN: 1614-7502
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-009-0064-x

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