TY - RPRT
T1 - Counting carbon in the marketplace: Part 1 - overview paper
T2 - Report for the OECD
AU - Bolwig, Simon
AU - Gibbon, Peter
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Concern over climate change has stimulated interest in estimating the total amount of greenhouse gasses (GHG) produced during the different stages in the ―life cycle‖ of goods and services — i.e. their production, processing, transportation, sale, use and disposal. The outcome of these calculations are often referred to as ―product carbon footprints‖ (PCFs), where ―carbon footprint‖ is the total amount of GHGs produced for a given activity and ―product‖ is any good or service that is marketed. PCFs are thus distinct from GHG assessments performed at the level of projects, corporations, supply chains, municipalities, nations or individuals. This paper discusses the rationale, context, coverage and characteristics of emerging voluntary standards and schemes that estimate and designate PCFs for internationally traded products.
AB - Concern over climate change has stimulated interest in estimating the total amount of greenhouse gasses (GHG) produced during the different stages in the ―life cycle‖ of goods and services — i.e. their production, processing, transportation, sale, use and disposal. The outcome of these calculations are often referred to as ―product carbon footprints‖ (PCFs), where ―carbon footprint‖ is the total amount of GHGs produced for a given activity and ―product‖ is any good or service that is marketed. PCFs are thus distinct from GHG assessments performed at the level of projects, corporations, supply chains, municipalities, nations or individuals. This paper discusses the rationale, context, coverage and characteristics of emerging voluntary standards and schemes that estimate and designate PCFs for internationally traded products.
KW - Climate Centre
KW - Climate and energy systems
KW - Klimacenter
KW - Klima og energisystemer
M3 - Report
BT - Counting carbon in the marketplace: Part 1 - overview paper
PB - Trade and Agriculture Directorate; Joint Working Party on Trade and Environment
ER -
