Mitigating energy-related GHG emissions through renewable energy

Renewable Energy

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1257-1276

  El Fadel, M ^a   Chedid, R ^a   Zeinati, M ^a   Hmaidan, W ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Climate change; Greenhouse gas; IPCC; Lebanon; Mitigation; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRICITY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METEOROLOGY; SOLAR ENERGY; WIND POWER;

HYDROPOWER;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT;

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; GREENHOUSE GAS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

LEBANON;

EID: 0037410825     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S096014810200229X     Document Type: Article

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