Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the British Columbia forest industry, 1990-2005

Technology in Society

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 288-294

  Aben, Kyle ^a   Hartley, Ian D ^a   Wilkening, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass; British Columbia; Canada; Climate change; Forest industry; Greenhouse gases; Technological change

Indexed keywords

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; CONSUMER DEMANDS; CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY; COST SAVING; FOREST INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INDUCED TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; POLICY MAKERS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

ECONOMICS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRY; MOTIVATION;

FIRE TUBE BOILERS;

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; GREENHOUSE GAS; INNOVATION; POLICY MAKING; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TIMBER INDUSTRY; TRADE-OFF; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 78649876755     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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