Carbon accounting without life cycle analysis
Klaus S. Lackner, Stéphanie Arcusa, Habib Azarabadi, Vishrudh Sriramprasad, Robert E. Page
Abstract
Carbon accounting without life cycle analysis (LCA) is possible by requiring one ton of sequestration for each extracted ton of carbon. A carbon takeback obligation eliminates the need to track carbon through the supply chain.
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