Waste Management World, November 13, 2007
The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) has developed a Carbon Footprint Framework for paper and board products in response to the growing requests by paper buyers.
The carbon footprint of a product may be seen as a balance sheet of greenhouse gas emissions and removals (transfers to and from the atmosphere) and because these balance sheets usually cover more than CO2, the units of reporting are usually CO2 equivalents. The framework looks at direct and indirect emissions, carbon sequestration in forests and in products, the value of bio-energy and the concept of avoided emissions and proposes a common approach to deal with them. Read more...
The carbon footprint of a product may be seen as a balance sheet of greenhouse gas emissions and removals (transfers to and from the atmosphere) and because these balance sheets usually cover more than CO2, the units of reporting are usually CO2 equivalents. The framework looks at direct and indirect emissions, carbon sequestration in forests and in products, the value of bio-energy and the concept of avoided emissions and proposes a common approach to deal with them. Read more...
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