Could nuclear fission energy, etc., solve the greenhouse problem? The affirmative case

Energy Policy

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 4-8

  Brook, Barry W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Future scenario; Generation IV nuclear; Synfuels

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; CRITICAL EVALUATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY SOURCE; FINAL ENERGY; FUTURE SCENARIO; GENERATION IV; GLOBAL USE; INDUSTRIAL USE; LOW-CARBON; RENEWABLES; STORAGE REQUIREMENTS; SYNFUELS; TECHNICAL LIMITATIONS;

CARBON; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; NUCLEAR POWER;

EID: 84856252403     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.11.041     Document Type: Article

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