Putting energy efficiency in a sustainability context: The cold facts about refrigerators

Environment

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 10-20

  Barkenbus, Jack N ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Institute for Energy Analysis   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GREENHOUSE GAS; REFRIGERATOR; REVIEW; STANDARD; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750482272     PISSN: 00139157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/ENVT.48.8.10-20     Document Type: Review

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