Sustainable energy for tomorrow's world: The case for an optimistic view of the future

Energy Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 769-781

  Lenssen, Nicholas ^a   Flavin, Christopher ^b  

^a E SOURCE Inc   (United States)

^b WORLDWATCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy future; Energy policy; Hydrogen fuel

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FUEL CELLS; GAS TURBINES; HYDROGEN FUELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; WIND TURBINES;

ENERGY FUTURE; ROOFTOP SOLAR PANELS; SOLAR GENERATORS; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; WIND GENERATORS;

ENERGY POLICY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CARBON EMISSIONS; ENERGY POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0030235890     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0301-4215(96)00060-2     Document Type: Article

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