Reducing motor vehicle greenhouse gas emissions in a Non-California State: A case study of Minnesota

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 8721-8729

  Boies, Adam ^a   Hankey, Steve ^b   Kittelson, David ^a   Marshall, Julian D ^b   Nussbaum, Peter ^b   Watts, Winthrop ^a   Wilson, Elizabeth J ^b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; CALIFORNIA STATE; CARBON CONTENT; CARBON FUELS; EMISSIONS REGULATIONS; IN-VEHICLE; LARGE POPULATION; MINNESOTA; MOTOR VEHICLE; POLICY OPTIONS; REDUCTION TARGETS; VEHICLE FLEETS;

FLEET OPERATIONS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MOTORS; PERSONNEL;

VEHICLES;

FUEL;

EMISSION CONTROL; FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; POPULATION POLICY; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRANSPORTATION;

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; GREENHOUSE GAS; MOTOR VEHICLE; POLICY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CARBON; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MINNESOTA; MOTOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

CALIFORNIA; MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72249095203     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es902019z     Document Type: Article

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