On the feasibility of a timely transition to a more sustainable energy future

Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 204-214

  Tomkiewicz, Micha ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Greenhouse gases; IPAT; Projections

Indexed keywords

DETERIORATION; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BUSINESS-AS-USUAL; ENERGY; IPAT; POPULATION GROWTH; PROJECTIONS; SUSTAINABLE CAPACITY; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY;

GROWTH RATE;

EID: 84856919291     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su2010204     Document Type: Article

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