Environmental damage costs in Iran by the energy sector

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 4413-4423

  Shafie Pour, Majid ^a   Ardestani, Mojtaba ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Energy sector; Environmental damage

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISKS; NATURAL GAS;

DAMAGE COSTS; ENERGY SUPPLY AND DEMAND;

AIR POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COST; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; PURCHASING POWER PARITY; UTILITY SECTOR;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 34250846428     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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