The UK transport carbon model: An integrated life cycle approach to explore low carbon futures

Energy Policy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 107-124

  Brand, Christian ^a   Tran, Martino ^a   Anable, Jillian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Scenario development; Strategic policy analysis; Transport energy modelling

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOURAL CHANGES; CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON MODELS; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY RESEARCH CENTRES; ENERGY SECURITY; ENERGY SYSTEMS; EXTERNAL COSTS; LIFE CYCLE APPROACH; LOW CARBON; POLICY INTERVENTION; POLICY PACKAGES; POLICY STRATEGIES; SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT; SHORT-TERM FORECASTING; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; STRATEGIC POLICY; TOP DOWN MODELS; TRANSPORT ENERGY; TRANSPORT POLICY; TRANSPORT SECTORS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE;

CARBON;

CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORECASTING METHOD; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MACROECONOMICS; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84855952636     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.08.019     Document Type: Article

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