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Carbon Accounting in the Digital Industry: The Need to Move towards Decision Making in Uncertainty

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Carbon Accounting in the Digital Industry: The Need to Move towards Decision Making in Uncertainty. / Samuel, Gabrielle; Lucivero, Federica; Knowles, Bran et al.
In: Sustainability, Vol. 16, No. 5, 2017, 29.02.2024, p. 1-15.

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Samuel, G, Lucivero, F, Knowles, B & Wright, K 2024, 'Carbon Accounting in the Digital Industry: The Need to Move towards Decision Making in Uncertainty', Sustainability, vol. 16, no. 5, 2017, pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16052017

APA

Samuel, G., Lucivero, F., Knowles, B., & Wright, K. (2024). Carbon Accounting in the Digital Industry: The Need to Move towards Decision Making in Uncertainty. Sustainability, 16(5), 1-15. Article 2017. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16052017

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Samuel G, Lucivero F, Knowles B, Wright K. Carbon Accounting in the Digital Industry: The Need to Move towards Decision Making in Uncertainty. Sustainability. 2024 Feb 29;16(5):1-15. 2017. doi: 10.3390/su16052017

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Samuel, Gabrielle ; Lucivero, Federica ; Knowles, Bran et al. / Carbon Accounting in the Digital Industry : The Need to Move towards Decision Making in Uncertainty. In: Sustainability. 2024 ; Vol. 16, No. 5. pp. 1-15.

Bibtex

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