The cost of using global warming potentials: Analysing the trade off between CO2, CH4 and N2O

Climatic Change

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 291-309

  Johansson, Daniel J A ^a   Persson, U Martin ^a   Azar, Christian ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST ACCOUNTING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METHANE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIALS (GWP); KYOTO PROTOCOL; OPTIMIZATION MODEL;

GLOBAL WARMING;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; KYOTO PROTOCOL; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 33748910416     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-006-9054-1     Document Type: Article

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