Integrated modelling of climate control and air pollution: Methodology and results from one-way coupling of an energy-environment-economy (E3MG) and atmospheric chemistry model (p-TOMCAT) in decarbonising scenarios for Mexico to 2050

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 661-670

  Barker, Terry ^a   Anger, Annela ^a   Dessens, Olivier ^a   Pollitt, Hector ^b   Rogers, Helen ^a   Scrieciu, Serban ^a   Jones, Rod ^a   Pyle, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMBRIDGE ECONOMETRICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Climate change mitigation; Climate control; Decarbonisation; E3 modelling

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FOSSIL FUEL; OIL; OZONE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT; ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; MEXICO; MODEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 78649894183     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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