Strategy for promoting low-carbon technology transfer to developing countries: The case of CCS

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 3106-3116

  Liu, Hengwei ^a,b   Liang, Xi ^c,d  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon capture and storage; Carbon dioxide; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY NEEDS; FUTURE INNOVATIONS; GHG EMISSION; INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY; KYOTO PROTOCOL; LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES; STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTION; TECHNICAL SUPPORT; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMISSION CONTROL; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL STORAGE; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

INNOVATION;

CARBON BALANCE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMISSION CONTROL; FOSSIL FUEL; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLLUTION POLICY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 79955886047     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.02.051     Document Type: Article

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