Stabilization wedges: Solving the climate problem for the next 50 years with current technologies

Science

Volumn 305, Issue 5686, 2004, Pages 968-972

  Pacala, S ^a   Socolow, R ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CARBON PROBLEMS; CLIMATE PROBLEM;

CLIMATOLOGY;

BIOFUEL; CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; NUCLEAR ENERGY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 4043100553     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1100103     Document Type: Review

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