Dynamics of the oil transition: Modeling capacity, depletion, and emissions

Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2852-2860

  Brandt, Adam R ^a   Plevin, Richard J ^b   Farrell, Alexander E ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gas emissions; Investment; Oil depletion

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; COSTS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROCARBONS; INVESTMENTS; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WELL STIMULATION;

A-CARBON; CARBON INTENSITY; CARBON TAXES; CONVENTIONAL OIL; DEMAND REDUCTION; ECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION; FUEL PRODUCTION; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; HYDROCARBON RESOURCES; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT MODELS; OIL DEPLETION; OIL SUBSTITUTE; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; PETROLEUM SYSTEMS;

GAS EMISSIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE GAS; INVESTMENT LOCATION; MODEL TEST; OIL TRADE; OPTIMIZATION; PETROLEUM; POLLUTION TAX; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 77955279238     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.03.014     Document Type: Article

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