Issues and Implications of Carbon-Abatement Discounting and Pricing for Drinking Water System Design in Canada

Water Resources Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-61

  MacLeod, Stephanie P ^a   Filion, Yves R ^b  

^a Kingston   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon tax; Climate change; Discount rate; Greenhouse gas; Uncertainty; Water distribution system design

Indexed keywords

CARBON PRICE; CARBON PRICING; CARBON TAXES; DESIGN DECISIONS; DISCOUNT RATES; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS; ELECTRICITY COSTS; GHG EMISSION; ONTARIO , CANADA; PROJECT PLANNING; SYSTEM UPGRADE; UNCERTAINTY; WATER DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER SYSTEM; WATER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM; WATER UTILITY;

CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; COSTS; DESIGN; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FORESTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; RETROFITTING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY; WATERWORKS;

POTABLE WATER;

ABATEMENT COST; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISCOUNT RATE; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; DRINKING WATER; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; POLLUTION TAX; PRICE DYNAMICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

CANADA;

EID: 82955247975     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-011-9900-4     Document Type: Article

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