Scraping the bottom of the barrel: Greenhouse gas emission consequences of a transition to low-quality and synthetic petroleum resources

Climatic Change

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 241-263

  Brandt, Adam R ^a   Farrell, Alexander E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GAS EMISSIONS; NATURAL GAS;

COAL FEEDSTOCKS; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; PETROLEUM SUBSTITUTES;

GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

CARBON EMISSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GREENHOUSE GAS; MITIGATION; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 36148957478     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-007-9275-y     Document Type: Article

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