Can renewables etc. solve the greenhouse problem? The negative case

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 4107-4114

  Trainer, Ted ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Greenhouse problem; Limits to growth; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL COSTS; CARBON ENERGY; ECONOMIC PRODUCTION; ENERGY PROBLEM; INTERMITTENCY; LIMITS TO GROWTH; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE SOURCES; RENEWABLES; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SUPPLY SYSTEM; TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS;

GREENHOUSES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PRODUCTIVITY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EID: 77952870165     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.03.037     Document Type: Article

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