Greenwashing in the US metal industry?: A novel approach combining SO2 concentrations from satellite data, a plant-level firm database and web text mining
This study deals with the issue of greenwashing, i.e. the false portrayal of companies as environmentally friendly. The analysis focuses on the US metal industry, which is a major emission source of sulfur dioxide (SO2), one of the most harmful air pollutants. One way to monitor the distribution of...
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The science of the total environment
Year: 2022, Volume: 835, Pages: 1-12 |
| ISSN: | 1879-1026 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155512 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155512 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969722026080 
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| Author Notes: | Sebastian Schmidt, Jan Kinne, Sven Lautenbach, Thomas Blaschke, David Lenz, Bernd Resch |
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