Estimation of Food Miles and CO2 Emissions of Imported Food
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Ju, Ok-Jung
(Climate Change Research Division, Climate and Air Quality Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Lee, Jae-Bum (Climate Change Research Division, Climate and Air Quality Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research) Seong, Mi-Ae (Climate Change Research Division, Climate and Air Quality Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research) Kim, Su-Yeon (Air Quality Research Division, Climate and Air Quality Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research) Ryu, Ji-Yeon (Climate Change Research Division, Climate and Air Quality Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research) Kim, Dai-Gon (Climate Change Research Division, Climate and Air Quality Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research) Hong, Yoo-Deog (Climate Change Research Division, Climate and Air Quality Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research) |
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