Accelerated reduction in SO2 emissions from the U.S. power sector triggered by changing prices of natural gas

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 7882-7889

  Lu, Xi ^a   McElroy, Michael B ^a   Wu, Gang ^b   Nielsen, Chris P ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCILLARY BENEFITS; COAL PLANTS; DIVISIA INDEX; ECONOMIC RECESSION; LOGARITHMIC MEAN; PER UNIT; POWER SECTOR; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

COAL; SULFUR;

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

CARBON; COAL; FUEL; NATURAL GAS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

COAL; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; EMISSION CONTROL; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; NATURAL GAS; POLLUTION TAX; POWER GENERATION; PRICE DYNAMICS; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC RECESSION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON; COAL; ELECTRICITY; GAS, NATURAL; POWER PLANTS; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TAXES; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863929680     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es301023c     Document Type: Article

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