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   Articles with "carbon footprints" as a keyword



Spotting Portfolio Greenwashing in Environmental Funds

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Journal of Business Ethics"

DOI: 10.1007/s10551-024-05783-z

Abstract: This paper examines greenwashing practices in environmental funds. We utilize a unique data set of US equity mutual fund holdings between 2012 and 2021 to calculate the funds’ carbon footprints. Using a difference-in-differences analysis, we… read more here.

Keywords: carbon footprints; greenwashing environmental; environmental funds; spotting portfolio ... See more keywords

Evaluation of energy-related household carbon footprints in metropolitan areas of Japan

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "Ecological Modelling"

DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2018.03.008

Abstract: In the Post-Paris Era, urban emissions have received worldwide attention as cities are considered to be responsible for most of the world’s environmental footprint. A better understanding of urban CO2 emissions and their related carbon… read more here.

Keywords: energy related; carbon; energy; household carbon ... See more keywords

Happier with less? Members of European environmental grassroots initiatives reconcile lower carbon footprints with higher life satisfaction and income increases

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Energy research and social science"

DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2019.101329

Abstract: Abstract Scientists and policymakers recognize the need to address consumption and lifestyles in order to reconcile environmental and development agendas. Sustainability-oriented grassroots initiatives emerge bottom-up to create opportunities for sustainable lifestyles; yet no prior assessment… read more here.

Keywords: grassroots initiatives; carbon; carbon footprints; initiative members ... See more keywords

The carbon footprints of alternative value chains for biomass energy for cooking in Kenya and Tanzania

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments"

DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2017.02.017

Abstract: Due to its availability and affordability for poorer populations, wood-based biomass energy remains vital in meeting local energy demands – especially for cooking fuel – in many regions of the developing world. However, increasing feedstock… read more here.

Keywords: value chains; biomass energy; carbon; energy ... See more keywords

Unequal household carbon footprints in China

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Nature Climate Change"

DOI: 10.1038/nclimate3165

Abstract: Households’ carbon footprints are unequally distributed among the rich and poor due to differences in the scale and patterns of consumption. We present distributional focused carbon footprints for Chinese households and use a carbon-footprint-Gini coefficient… read more here.

Keywords: household; carbon; tco cap; footprint ... See more keywords
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Harmonizing corporate carbon footprints.

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recommendations! Published in 2021 at "Nature communications"

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26349-x

Abstract: Global greenhouse gas emissions need to reach net-zero around mid-century to limit global warming to 1.5 °C. This decarbonization challenge has, inter alia, increased the political and societal pressure on companies to disclose their carbon footprints.… read more here.

Keywords: carbon footprints; harmonizing corporate; corporate carbon; carbon ... See more keywords

Occupational carbon footprints and exposure to climate transition risks

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Nature Communications"

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61011-w

Abstract: Workers, especially those involved in occupations with high carbon footprints, are more susceptible to the growing risks associated with the climate transition as a result of the urgent need to transition to a low-carbon economy.… read more here.

Keywords: occupational carbon; carbon footprints; carbon; climate transition ... See more keywords
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Embodied carbon emissions in the supply chains of multinational enterprises

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Nature Climate Change"

DOI: 10.1038/s41558-020-0895-9

Abstract: Enterprises are at the forefront of climate actions and multinational enterprises (MNEs) engage in foreign direct investment, allowing them substantial influence over the entire supply chain. Yet emissions embodied in the international supply chains of… read more here.

Keywords: carbon; multinational enterprises; investment; carbon transfer ... See more keywords
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GHG displacement factors of harvested wood products: the myth of substitution

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Scientific Reports"

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77527-8

Abstract: A common idea is that substituting wood for fossil fuels and energy intensive materials is a better strategy in mitigating climate change than storing more carbon in forests. This opinion remains highly questionable for at… read more here.

Keywords: wood; ghg displacement; wood products; substitution ... See more keywords

Making sense of carbon footprints: how carbon literacy and quantitative literacy affects information gathering and decision-making

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Environmental Education Research"

DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2019.1569205

Abstract: Abstract Popular media often reports on the carbon footprint of certain activities, items or people. We were curious to explore how people make sense of these news pieces, and specifically, whether and how carbon literacy… read more here.

Keywords: carbon; quantitative literacy; carbon literacy; sense ... See more keywords

Using augmented reality to inform consumer choice and lower carbon footprints

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Environmental Research Letters"

DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aa6def

Abstract: Consumers who wish to consider product attributes like carbon footprints in their purchasing decisions are often blocked from meaningful action by a lack of information. We conducted a randomized controlled trial at a grocery store… read more here.

Keywords: using augmented; carbon; augmented reality; choice ... See more keywords