Richer and healthier, but not Greener? Choices concerning household energy use in India

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3009-3019

  Mestl, Heidi Elizabeth Staff ^a   Eskeland, Gunnar S ^a  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OSLO CICERO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gas; Health; Household energy

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION EXPOSURES; BUSINESS-AS-USUAL; GHG EMISSION; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE; MORTALITY RATE; PER CAPITA; POLICY SCENARIO; SOLID FUELS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AIR QUALITY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES;

HEALTH;

CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; POLICY APPROACH;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 66349106498     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.03.053     Document Type: Article

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