Reducing greenhouse gas emissions for climate stabilization: Framing regional options

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1696-1703

  Olabisi, Laura Schmitt ^a   Reich, Peter B ^a   Johnson, Kris A ^a   Kapuscinski, Anne R ^a   Suh, Sangwon ^a,b   Wilson, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CO; CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATIONS; CLIMATE STABILIZATIONS; CONSERVATION STRATEGIES; ELECTRICITY CONSERVATIONS; EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS; FUEL EFFICIENCIES; GHG MITIGATIONS; GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGES; MINNESOTA; MOTOR GASOLINES; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY-MAKERS; STRATEGIC GOALS; TRANSPORTATION SECTORS; VEHICLE FLEETS; VEHICLE-MILES TRAVELED;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; CLIMATOLOGY; EMISSION CONTROL; FLEET OPERATIONS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; PERSONNEL;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; STABILIZATION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MOTOR VEHICLE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INDUSTRY; MINNESOTA; PUBLIC POLICY; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64549099302     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es801171a     Document Type: Article

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