Biomass for energy: A dream come true. or a nightmare?

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 309-323

  Azar, Christian ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GLOBAL WARMING;

BIO-ENERGY SYSTEMS; BIOENERGY PLANTATION; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CARBON NEUTRALS; CARBON PRICE; GLOBAL ENERGY; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; PROCESS HEAT;

BIOMASS;

EID: 79961241809     PISSN: 17577780     EISSN: 17577799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcc.109     Document Type: Article

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