A roadmap towards a low-carbon society in Japan using backcasting methodology: Feasible pathways for achieving an 80% reduction in CO 2 emissions by 2050

Energy Policy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 584-598

  Ashina, Shuichi ^a   Fujino, Junichi ^a   Masui, Toshihiko ^a   Ehara, Tomoki ^b   Hibino, Go ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b MIZUHO INFORMATION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Climate change mitigation; Low carbon society; Technology roadmap

Indexed keywords

BACKCASTING; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; EMISSION TARGETS; ENERGY MIX; FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES; LOW-CARBON; MARKET PENETRATION; MODEL-BASED OPC; REDUCTION IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION; REDUCTION RATE; ROADMAP; TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP; TOTAL COSTS; TOTAL INVESTMENT; TRANSPORT SECTORS;

CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INVESTMENTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; COST; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY USE; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INVESTMENT; MITIGATION; MODELING;

JAPAN;

EID: 84855965998     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.11.020     Document Type: Article

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