The prospects for coal-to-liquid conversion: A general equilibrium analysis

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 4713-4725

  Henry Chen, Y H ^a   Reilly, John M ^b   Paltsev, Sergey ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate policy; Energy supply; General equilibrium

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE POLICY; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; EMISSIONS PREDICTION; ENERGY SUPPLIES; ENGINEERING DATA; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; FISCHER-TROPSCH PROCESS; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM; GLOBAL CLIMATES; GLOBAL ECONOMIES; GLOBAL ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; LOW-CARBON; PETROLEUM PRICES; PLANT DESIGNS; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLY-GENERATION; PRICE INCREASE; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBONIZATION; COAL; COAL GASIFICATION; COAL LIQUEFACTION; CRUDE OIL; ECONOMICS; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; LIQUID FUELS;

LIQUIDS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL SUPPLY; COMPETITIVENESS; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; CRUDE OIL; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960733443     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.06.056     Document Type: Article

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