A lot left over: Reducing CO 2 emissions in the United States' electric power sector through the use of natural gas

Energy Policy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 428-435

  Lafrancois, Becky A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide emissions; Electricity generation; Fuel substitution

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; BASELOAD; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; ELECTRIC POWER SECTOR; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS; ELECTRICITY SECTOR; FUEL SUBSTITUTION; GAS-FIRED; NATURAL GAS FIRED POWER PLANTS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TECHNICAL POTENTIAL;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRICITY; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FOSSIL FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; NATURAL GAS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOSSIL FUEL; GAS SUPPLY; GREENHOUSE GAS; NATURAL GAS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866903112     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.07.038     Document Type: Article

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