Carbon-negative biofuels

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 940-945

  Mathews, John A ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biochar; Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage; Carbon negative biofuels

Indexed keywords

CARBON; EMISSION CONTROL; GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

BIOCHAR; BIOENERGY; CARBON CAPTURE; CARBON STORAGE; CARBON-NEGATIVE BIOFUELS;

BIOFUELS;

BIOFUEL; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EMISSION CONTROL; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; KYOTO PROTOCOL; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL FERTILITY;

EID: 38849107441     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.11.029     Document Type: Article

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