The implication for climate change and peak fossil fuel of the continuation of the current trend in wind and solar energy production

Energy Policy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 610-617

  Leggett, L Mark W ^a   Ball, David A ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Peak fossil fuel; Renewable energy sources

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; SOLAR ENERGY;

AGGREGATE GROWTH; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; EXPRESSWAY NETWORKS; MOBILE PHONE SYSTEMS; PEAK FOSSIL FUELS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE;

FOSSIL FUELS;

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY RESOURCE; FOSSIL FUEL; GLOBAL WARMING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; WIND POWER;

EID: 84855970950     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.11.022     Document Type: Article

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