A comparison of the nuclear options for greenhouse gas mitigation in China and in the United States

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 3025-3028

  Yang, Chi Jen ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Climate policy; Energy policy; Nuclear power

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; CARBON EMISSIONS; CHINA; CLIMATE POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES; LOW-CARBON; NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY; NUCLEAR POWER; NUCLEAR RENAISSANCE; NUCLEAR REVIVAL; POLITICAL SYSTEMS; STATE-OWNED UTILITIES; UTILITY INDUSTRY;

ENERGY POLICY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; MITIGATION; NUCLEAR POWER; POLITICAL SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

CHINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955934431     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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