Greenhouse gas emissions from Thailand's transport sector: Trends and mitigation options

Applied Energy

Volumn 101, Issue , 2013, Pages 288-298

  Pongthanaisawan, Jakapong ^a,b   Sorapipatana, Chumnong ^a,b  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^b THAILAND CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICS   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Fuel switching; Greenhouse gas emissions; Thailand; Transport sector

Indexed keywords

EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

BUSINESS-AS-USUAL; ECONOMETRIC MODEL; ENERGY DEMANDS; FUEL SWITCHING; FUTURE TRENDS; GHG EMISSION; HISTORICAL TRENDS; LONG-TERM TREND; MITIGATION EFFECTS; MITIGATION OPTIONS; OIL DEMAND; RAPID GROWTH; SHORT TIME FRAMES; THAILAND; TRANSPORT ENERGY; TRANSPORT SECTORS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CARBON EMISSION; ECONOMETRICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GREENHOUSE GAS; POPULATION GROWTH; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE;

THAILAND;

EID: 84869864286     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.09.026     Document Type: Article

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