On the axiomatic foundation of carbon and energy footprints

Abstract Background A wide variety of footprint concepts is proposed in the scientific literature giving rise to a selection problem. Method The objective of this paper is to provide an axiomatic foundation to the concept of ecological footprint indices, in particular carbon and energy footprints. F...

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Main Authors: Thomas Kuhn, Radomir Pestow, Anja Zenker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Energy, Sustainability and Society
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13705-020-00254-5