ICTs: Do they contribute to increased carbon emissions?

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 919-931

  Moyer, Jonathan D ^a   Hughes, Barry B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon emissions; Carbon price; Development and planning; Information communication technology; Integrated assessment models; Technology

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON PRICE; DOWNWARD PRESSURE; DYNAMIC IMPACTS; ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY; ENERGY INTENSITY; ENERGY SYSTEMS; GLOBAL PRICES; GLOBAL SYSTEMS; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT MODELS; NET IMPACT; POLICY MAKERS; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION; TIME HORIZONS;

TECHNOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84860250057     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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