Challenges to phasing out fossil fuels as the major source of the world's energy

Energy and Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 659-679

  Loáiciga, Hugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon intensity; energy intensity; Fossil fuels; GDP; greenhouse gases; nuclear energy; renewable energy

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; NUCLEAR ENERGY;

CARBON INTENSITY; ENERGY INTENSITY; ENERGY USE; GAIN INSIGHT; GDP; GDP GROWTH; KYOTO PROTOCOL; PER UNIT; PRIMARY ENERGY USE; RATE OF INCREASE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

FUELS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; NUCLEAR POWER; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

CHINA; INDIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052851407     PISSN: 0958305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/0958-305X.22.6.659     Document Type: Article

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