Anthropogenic CO 2 emissions from fossil fuels: Trends and drivers in the Mediterranean region

International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-28

  El Ouahrani, Abdeltif ^a   Mesa, Joaquin Molero ^b   Merzouki, Abderrahmane ^a,b  

^a ABDELMALEK ESSAADI UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fossil fuels; Global warming; Middle East; North Africa; Southern Europe

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; FOSSIL FUEL; GLOBAL WARMING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POLICY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY;

MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

TORREYA NUCIFERA;

EID: 84864542965     PISSN: 17568692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17568691111107925     Document Type: Article

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