A methodology for estimating health benefits of electricity generation using renewable technologies

Environment International

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 103-110

  Partridge, Ian ^a   Gamkhar, Shama ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Climate change mitigation; Electricity generation; Health co benefits

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ESTIMATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEALTH; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CHINA; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; COAL FIRED GENERATION; COPENHAGEN; DAMAGE FUNCTIONS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMPIRICAL RESULTS; HEALTH BENEFITS; HOST COUNTRIES; MONETARY VALUE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGY; SMALL HYDRO;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

NITROUS OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH IMPACT; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; METHODOLOGY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND POWER;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINA; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY; GREENHOUSE GAS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

CHINA;

EID: 80855130409     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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