Profitable solutions to climate, oil, and proliferation

Ambio

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 236-248

  Lovins, Amory B ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Efficiency; Energy; Integrative design; Oil; Proliferation; Renewables

Indexed keywords

COAL; PETROLEUM;

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; POVERTY; POWER PLANT; PROFITABILITY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; THERMAL POWER;

ARTICLE; CAR; CLIMATE; ECONOMICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HOUSING; METHODOLOGY; POLICY; POWER SUPPLY; STANDARD; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

AUTOMOBILES; CLIMATE; COAL; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; HOUSING; PETROLEUM; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 77954540904     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-010-0031-6     Document Type: Article

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