Carbon footprints and food systems : do current accounting methodologies disadvantage developing countries? /
Brenton, Paul.
Carbon footprints and food systems : do current accounting methodologies disadvantage developing countries? / by Paul Brenton, Gareth Edwards-Jones, Michael Friss Jensen. - xii, 71 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm. - World Bank e-Library. .
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.
9780821385395 (pbk.) 9780821385449 (eISBN)
2010032275
Food industry and trade--Environmental aspects.
Greenhouse gas mitigation.
Greenhouse gases--Measurement.
Tropical crops--Environmental aspects.
TD885.5.G73 / B74 2010
363.738/746091724
TD885.5.G73 / C37 2010
Carbon footprints and food systems : do current accounting methodologies disadvantage developing countries? / by Paul Brenton, Gareth Edwards-Jones, Michael Friss Jensen. - xii, 71 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm. - World Bank e-Library. .
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.
9780821385395 (pbk.) 9780821385449 (eISBN)
2010032275
Food industry and trade--Environmental aspects.
Greenhouse gas mitigation.
Greenhouse gases--Measurement.
Tropical crops--Environmental aspects.
TD885.5.G73 / B74 2010
363.738/746091724
TD885.5.G73 / C37 2010