The climate change benefits of reducing methane emissions

Climatic Change

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 21-39

  Hope, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCOUNT RATE; MEAN VALUE; METHANE REDUCTION; THERMAL INERTIA;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS EMISSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ABATEMENT COST; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; METHANE;

EID: 15244361959     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-005-1052-1     Document Type: Article

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