Greenhouse-gas emissions from energy use in the water sector

Nature Climate Change

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 210-219

  Rothausen, Sabrina G S A ^a   Conway, Declan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b Australian National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECADAL VARIATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; STANDARD (REGULATION); WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 84857498485     PISSN: 1758678X     EISSN: 17586798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1147     Document Type: Review

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