Papers and Presentations

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Presentation | Community Support & Paper: Quantifying Carbon Footprint Reduction Opportunities for U.S. Households and Communities
Christopher M. Jones
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Quantifying Carbon Footprint Reduction Opportunities for U.S. Households and Communities
Christopher M. Jones, Daniel M. Kammen
Abstract: Carbon management is of increasing interest to individuals, households, and communities. In order to effectively assess and manage their climate impacts, individuals need information on the financial and greenhouse gas benefits of...
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Consumer-oriented Life Cycle Assessment of Food, Goods & Services
Christopher M. Jones, Daniel M. Kammen, Daniel T. McGrath
Life cycle assessment is a powerful framework for economic, social, and environmental cost pricing of consumer goods and services. We have extended the capacity of input-output life cycle assessment to approximate cradle-to-consumer environmental...
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Climate-friendly purchasing?
Christopher M. Jones
Working paper prepared for the Climate Project, June 2007. Due to the global economy’s dependence on fossil fuels for energy, every dollar spent by consumers results in the release of climate warming gases. But which decisions result in the greatest...

Resources

Carbon Footprint of Typical U.S. Household
Christopher M. Jones
Image | Consumption-Based Carbon Footprint of the San Francisco Bay Area, California
Mia Yamauchi (based on data from Jones & Kammen paper)
Image | Gaz Guzzler Waste
Mia Yamauchi (based on data from Jones & Kammen paper)
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