Information technology and U.S. Energy consumption: Energy hog, productivity tool, or both?

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 13-24

  Laitner, John A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexity; E commerce; Energy requirements; Forecasting; Information and communications technology (ICT); Internet

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOURCES; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INTERNET;

ENERGY REQUIREMENTS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

EID: 0036525157     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/108819802763471753     Document Type: Review

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