An assessment of factors impacting Canada's electricity sector's GHG emissions

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 4089-4096

  Steenhof, Paul A ^a   Weber, Chris J ^a  

^a Canadian Standards Association   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Electricity; Emissions

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION MODEL; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; ELECTRICITY SECTOR; EMISSIONS; GENERATION MIX; GHG EMISSION; GOVERNMENT POLICY; MULTIPLE FACTORS; PRIMARY FACTORS; RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD; RENEWABLES; TIME-PERIODS; WIND GENERATORS;

CLIMATE MODELS; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY POLICY; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; WIND POWER;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE EFFECT; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ENERGY POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

CANADA;

EID: 79957645243     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.03.056     Document Type: Article

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