Use of ecological footprinting to explore alternative domestic energy and electricity policy scenarios in an Irish city-region

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2205-2213

  Browne, David ^a   O'Regan, Bernadette ^b   Moles, Richard ^b  

^a Department of Transport ^*  (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ecological footprint; Energy policy; Scenario building

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE REDUCTIONS; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; BUSINESS-AS-USUAL; CARBON EMISSIONS; DEMAND MANAGEMENTS; DOMESTIC ENERGIES; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ELECTRICITY POLICIES; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; FOOTPRINTING; GLOBAL HECTARES; LAND AREAS; OPTIMAL POLICIES; PER CAPITA; POLICY MEASURES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLES; SCENARIO BUILDING; SHORT-ROTATION COPPICES; SUPPORT ENERGIES;

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY POLICY; HYDROELECTRIC POWER;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

BIOMASS; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COPPICE; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 64749099764     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.01.039     Document Type: Article

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