Carbon footprints and food systems : [electronic resource] do current accounting methodologies disadvantage developing countries? / by Paul Brenton, Gareth Edwards-Jones, Michael Friss Jensen.
By: Brenton, Paul
Contributor(s): Edwards-Jones, Gareth | Jensen, Michael Friis
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TextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2010Description: xii, 71 p. : ill., map ; 26 cmISBN: 9780821385395 (pbk.); 9780821385449 (eISBN)Subject(s): Food industry and trade -- Environmental aspects | Greenhouse gas mitigation | Greenhouse gases -- Measurement | Tropical crops -- Environmental aspectsAdditional physical formats: Print Version:DDC classification: 363.738/746091724 LOC classification: TD885.5.G73 | B74 2010Online resources: home Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-71).
Description of on-going carbon footprinting initiatives around the globe -- Availability of data relevant to developing countries -- Case study : carbon footprints of tropical food products calculated according to PAS 2050 -- Subjectivity, uncertainty, and impact of methodology on final results -- Conclusions and recommendations for development-friendly carbon footprinting schemes.
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