Leading global energy and environmental transformation: Unified ASEAN biomass-based bio-energy system incorporating the clean development mechanism

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2479-2490

  Lim, Steven ^a   Lee, Keat Teong ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

ASEAN; Bio energy; Biomass; Clean development mechanism; Climate change; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ASEAN; BIO-ENERGY; BIO-ENERGY SYSTEMS; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; CROSS-BORDER; DISTRIBUTION NETWORK; DRIVING FORCES; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; ENERGY SCHEMES; ENERGY SUPPLIES; ENERGY USAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES; GLOBAL ENERGY; MEMBER COUNTRIES; OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES; PRIMARY SOURCES; REGIONAL COLLABORATION; REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP; RELIABLE ENERGY; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TECHNICAL FACTORS;

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; EMISSION CONTROL; FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; PLANNING; REGIONAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

INVESTMENTS;

BIOENERGY; BIOMASS; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY USE; FOSSIL FUEL; FUTURE PROSPECT; GROWTH RATE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 79958089359     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.04.013     Document Type: Review

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