Improving the way we think about projecting future energy use and emissions of carbon dioxide

Climatic Change

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 189-215

  Morgan, M Granger ^a   Keith, David W ^a,b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKERS; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY USES;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY USE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION;

EID: 51749115717     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-008-9458-1     Document Type: Review

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