Carbon dioxide emission from the Turkish electricity sector and its mitigation options

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 6120-6135

  Ari, Izzet ^a   Aydinalp Koksal, Merih ^b  

^a General Directorate of Social Sectors and Coordination   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electricity generation associated CO2 emission; Fuel specific emission factors; Mitigation of CO2 emission

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS-AS-USUAL; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CO2 EMISSIONS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SECTOR; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; EMISSION FACTORS; FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS; FUEL MIXTURES; FUEL-SPECIFIC EMISSION FACTORS; GENERATION CAPACITY; IPCC METHODOLOGY; MITIGATION OPTIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; TURKISHS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY POLICY; FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; POWER PLANTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; FOSSIL FUEL; POWER PLANT;

TURKEY;

EID: 80052776097     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.07.012     Document Type: Article

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