The sustainability challenge of meeting carbon dioxide targets in Europe by 2020

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 730-742

  Saikku, Laura ^a   Rautiainen, Aapo ^a   Kauppi, Pekka E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carbon intensity; Decomposition of CO2 emissions; Energy intensity

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DECARBONIZATION; DECOMPOSITION; EMISSION CONTROL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENERGY INTENSITY; KYOTO PROTOCOL;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; EUROPEAN UNION; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; KYOTO PROTOCOL; POPULATION GROWTH; SUSTAINABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 38049020586     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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