Economic potential of biomass based fuels for greenhouse gas emission mitigation

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 291-312

  Schneider, Uwe A ^a   McCarl, Bruce A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural sector model; Alternative energy; Biofuel economics; Biomass power plants; Greenhouse gas emission mitigation; Short rotation woody crops; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS;

BIOFUELS;

GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOMASS; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GREENHOUSE GAS;

UNITED STATES;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; SALIX;

EID: 0037668923     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023632309097     Document Type: Conference Paper

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