Critical mid-term uncertainties in long-term decarbonisation pathways

Energy Policy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 433-444

  Usher, Will ^a   Strachan, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy system modelling; Stochastic programming; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX RELATIONSHIPS; DETERMINISTIC SCENARIO; EMISSION TARGETS; ENERGY INVESTMENTS; ENERGY SERVICES; ENERGY SYSTEM MODEL; ENERGY SYSTEM MODELLING; ENERGY SYSTEMS; FUEL PRICES; GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES; INVESTMENT DECISIONS; MITIGATION OPTIONS; NATIONAL POLICIES; PATH DEPENDENCY; TWO STAGE; UNCERTAINTY;

COSTS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

INVESTMENTS;

CARBON EMISSION; COST; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; FOSSIL FUEL; INVESTMENT; MITIGATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; STOCHASTICITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84855924900     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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