The power sector in China and India: Greenhouse gas emissions reduction potential and scenarios for 1990-2020

Energy Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-76

  Kroeze, Carolien ^a   Vlasblom, Jaklien ^b   Gupta, Joyeeta ^c   Boudri, Christiaan ^a   Blok, Kornelis ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

China; Electricity; Emission reduction; India

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ELECTRICITY SECTOR;

GAS EMISSIONS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GREENHOUSE GAS;

CHINA; INDIA;

EID: 0041730479     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4215(02)00251-3     Document Type: Article

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