Decentralised carbon footprint analysis for opting climate change mitigation strategies in India

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 5820-5833

  Ramachandra, T V ^a   Shwetmala, ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon capture; Carbon footprint (CF); Carbon storage; Climate change in India; Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

ANDHRA PRADESH; ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBON STORAGE; CHHATTISGARH; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; CO AND CH; DECENTRALISED; DOMESTIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION FACTORS; FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS; FOREST BIOMASS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; TAMIL NADU; TOTAL AMOUNT OF CARBONS; TOTAL CARBON; TOTAL EMISSIONS; VEGETATION COVER; WEST BENGAL;

BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON CAPTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHELATION; E I S; EMISSION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; INDIA; POWER GENERATION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 84864526057     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.05.035     Document Type: Review

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